Difference between revisions of "Regiomontanus"
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Regiomontanus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Regiomontanus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Regiomontanus Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Regiomontanus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Regiomontanus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Regiomontanus Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
− | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 95D3)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac95/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I822/ Geologic map]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Description: Elger== | ==Description: Elger== | ||
− | ''([ | + | ''([[IAU%20Directions|IAU Directions]])'' REGIOMONTANUS.--A still more irregular walled-plain, of about the same area, closely associated with the S. flank of [[Purbach|Purbach]], having a rampart of a similar complex type, traversed by passes, longitudinal valleys, and other depressions. Schmidt alone shows the especially fine example of a crater-row, which is not a difficult object, in connection with the S.W. wall. Excepting one crater, nearly central, and some inconspicuous ridges, I have seen no detail on the floor. Schmidt, however, records many features.<br /> <br /> |
==Description: Wikipedia== | ==Description: Wikipedia== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus_(crater) Regiomontanus]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus_(crater) Regiomontanus]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
− | Depth data from [ | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km | * Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km | ||
* Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km | * Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km | ||
* Central peak height | * Central peak height | ||
− | ** [ | + | ** [[Sekiguchi%2C%201972|Sekiguchi, 1972]]: 1.2 km <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span> |
− | * Central peak has a summit crater 5.5 km in diameter--[ | + | * Central peak has a summit crater 5.5 km in diameter--[[Sekiguchi%2C%201972|Sekiguchi, 1972]]<span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer [[Image:fatastronomer-lg.jpg|16px|fatastronomer]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/fatastronomer fatastronomer]</span> |
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus Regiomontanus], was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.<br /> <br /> | Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus Regiomontanus], was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.<br /> <br /> | ||
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[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/August_30,_2004 Are Central Peaks Volcanoes]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/February_6,_2007 Like Getting New Glasses]<br /> <br /> | [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/August_30,_2004 Are Central Peaks Volcanoes]<br /> [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/February_6,_2007 Like Getting New Glasses]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Lunar 100== | ==Lunar 100== | ||
− | [ | + | [[Lunar%20100|L46]]: Possible volcanic peak.<br /> <br /> |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67<br /> <br /> <br /> | Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67<br /> <br /> <br /> | ||
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Revision as of 15:09, 15 April 2018
Contents
Regiomontanus
Lat: 28.28°S, Long: 1.09°W, Diam: 126.64 km, Depth: 3.61 km, Rükl: 55, pre-Nectarian |
Table of Contents
LRO
Evening and morning in Regiomontanus by Peter Oberč, Slovenia
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 95D3) LAC map Geologic map
Description
Description: Elger
(IAU Directions) REGIOMONTANUS.--A still more irregular walled-plain, of about the same area, closely associated with the S. flank of Purbach, having a rampart of a similar complex type, traversed by passes, longitudinal valleys, and other depressions. Schmidt alone shows the especially fine example of a crater-row, which is not a difficult object, in connection with the S.W. wall. Excepting one crater, nearly central, and some inconspicuous ridges, I have seen no detail on the floor. Schmidt, however, records many features.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km
- Central peak height
- Sekiguchi, 1972: 1.2 km - fatastronomer fatastronomer
- Central peak has a summit crater 5.5 km in diameter--Sekiguchi, 1972- fatastronomer fatastronomer
Nomenclature
Johannes Müller von Königsberg (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym Regiomontanus, was an important German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.
LPOD Articles
Are Central Peaks Volcanoes
Like Getting New Glasses
Lunar 100
L46: Possible volcanic peak.
Bibliography
Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67
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