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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kosberg-Clem.jpg [[Image:Kosberg-Clem.jpg|external image Kosberg-Clem.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1575 Clementine]'' - Kosberg is the crater at top left.<br /> <br />  
<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kosberg-Clem.jpg [[Image:Kosberg-Clem.jpg|external image Kosberg-Clem.jpg]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1575 Clementine]'' - Kosberg is the crater at top left.<br /> <br />  
 
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=18 LPOD Photo Gallery][http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?18%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br />  - Crater '''Kosberg''' with its curious hilly floor was captured on Apollo 15's orbital ''ITEK''-panoramic frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-8916 AS15-P-8916] and [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-8921 AS15-P-8921].<br />  Research: Danny Caes<br /> <br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=18 LPOD Photo Gallery][http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?18%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br />  - Crater '''Kosberg''' with its curious hilly floor was captured on Apollo 15's orbital ''ITEK''-panoramic frames [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-8916 AS15-P-8916] and [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-8921 AS15-P-8921].<br />  Research: Danny Caes<br /> <br />  
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''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 102B3)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_102.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto102b3_1/ LTO map]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm103/ LM map (unlabeled crater along margin to left of Gagarin G)]<br /> <br />  
 
''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 102B3)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_102.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto102b3_1/ LTO map]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm103/ LM map (unlabeled crater along margin to left of Gagarin G)]<br /> <br />  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  Why in the world was this little crater named? See the LPOD for the complete history. '''Gagarin G''' is a great landmark; '''Kosberg''' is a very typical tired simple crater partially filled in with debris.<br />  -- Chuck Wood<br /> <br />  It would seem that the craters inside '''Gagarin''' are being used as a kind of cemetery to commemorate persons involved in the history of Russian aeronautics, not all of whom are yet dead. Inside '''Gagarin''', there are perhaps a dozen or two craters available that are as interesting and recognizable as '''Kosberg''', of which six have so far been assigned names. I know nothing about Kosberg or his claim to immortality; but as in other cemeteries, one might guess that the more prominent plots have been reserved for the more prominent celebrities. Perhaps this particular crater was chosen because, from the limited number sites available, it seemed best to fit his position in the constellation of Soviet luminaries. Indeed, though deserving recognition, Kosberg may have been a typical tired and simple man.<br /> <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span><br /> <br /> <br />  
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  Why in the world was this little crater named? See the LPOD for the complete history. '''Gagarin G''' is a great landmark; '''Kosberg''' is a very typical tired simple crater partially filled in with debris.<br />  -- Chuck Wood<br /> <br />  It would seem that the craters inside '''Gagarin''' are being used as a kind of cemetery to commemorate persons involved in the history of Russian aeronautics, not all of whom are yet dead. Inside '''Gagarin''', there are perhaps a dozen or two craters available that are as interesting and recognizable as '''Kosberg''', of which six have so far been assigned names. I know nothing about Kosberg or his claim to immortality; but as in other cemeteries, one might guess that the more prominent plots have been reserved for the more prominent celebrities. Perhaps this particular crater was chosen because, from the limited number sites available, it seemed best to fit his position in the constellation of Soviet luminaries. Indeed, though deserving recognition, Kosberg may have been a typical tired and simple man.<br /> <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span><br /> <br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
 
* Depth from LTO 102b3
 
* Depth from LTO 102b3
* Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]]
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* Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]
 
** Pike, 1976: 1.25 km
 
** Pike, 1976: 1.25 km
 
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 16 April 2018

Kosberg - on the floor of Gagarin

Lat: 20.2°S, Long: 149.6°E, Diam: 15 km, Depth: 1.25 km, Rükl: (farside)

external image Kosberg-Clem.jpg
Clementine - Kosberg is the crater at top left.

Images

LPOD Photo GalleryLunar Orbiter Images
- Crater Kosberg with its curious hilly floor was captured on Apollo 15's orbital ITEK-panoramic frames AS15-P-8916 and AS15-P-8921.
Research: Danny Caes

Maps

(LAC zone 102B3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF LTO map
LM map (unlabeled crater along margin to left of Gagarin G)

Description

Why in the world was this little crater named? See the LPOD for the complete history. Gagarin G is a great landmark; Kosberg is a very typical tired simple crater partially filled in with debris.
-- Chuck Wood

It would seem that the craters inside Gagarin are being used as a kind of cemetery to commemorate persons involved in the history of Russian aeronautics, not all of whom are yet dead. Inside Gagarin, there are perhaps a dozen or two craters available that are as interesting and recognizable as Kosberg, of which six have so far been assigned names. I know nothing about Kosberg or his claim to immortality; but as in other cemeteries, one might guess that the more prominent plots have been reserved for the more prominent celebrities. Perhaps this particular crater was chosen because, from the limited number sites available, it seemed best to fit his position in the constellation of Soviet luminaries. Indeed, though deserving recognition, Kosberg may have been a typical tired and simple man.
- Jim Mosher


Additional Information


Nomenclature

Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg (October 1, 1903 - January 3, 1965) was a Soviet constructor, expert in the field of aircraft and rocket engines; he supervised the construction of a series of liquid fuel rocket engines.

LPOD Articles

Poor name selection

Bibliography