Weber
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Weber
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Lat: 50.4°N, Long: 123.4°W, Diam: 42 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside), Nectarian |
Images
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Maps
(LAC zone 20C4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information: the "double" rim of Weber
The appearance of a "double" rim at crater Weber is obvious when one is looking at the close-up in the online LROC ACT-REACT QUICK MAP.
See: http://bit.ly/2FjQalO
Nomenclature
Wilhelm Eduard Weber (October 24, 1804 – June 23, 1891) was a German physicist and, together with Carl Friedrich Gauss, inventor of the first electromagnetic telegraph. He is also known for first use of 'c' for speed of light.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
Today in Astronomy: October 24: Wilhelm Eduard Weber
A certain Weber in the Sourcebook Project (William R. Corliss)
- In Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies (1979) :
- Pages 51/52 and 54: The Intra-Mercurial Planet or Planets (J.R.Hind, Nature, 1876).
- Page 63: The Intra-Mercurial Planets (Camille Flammarion, Popular Science Monthly, 1879).
Note: only the name Weber is mentioned in these articles, which means... something to investigate...
A little search on Google revealed a certain H. Weber who noticed a round spot on the sun on April 4, 1875... Now... who was H. Weber ? - DannyCaes Apr 21, 2015
