Grotrian
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Grotrian
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Lat: 66.5°S, Long: 128.3°E, Diam: 37 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside), Eratosthenian |
Clementine
The raycrater on the southern part of Grotrian's rim received the official name Hawke in 2018.
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Maps
(LAC zone 140B1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
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Additional Information
The exact location of crater Grotrian on the moon seems to be a difficult topic, because the chart on page 68 in Charles J. Byrne's book The Far Side of the Moon, a photographic guide (Springer, 2008) shows the name Grotrian at the location of the crater which is officially known as... Sikorsky! On that chart, the crater which is officially known as Grotrian doesn't seem to have a name. But... that's not all, because on that same chart, the crater which is officially known as Chamberlin received the name Moulton, the crater which is officially known as Moulton received the name Sikorsky, and the crater which is officially known as Kimura received the name Van Wijk, while the crater which is officially known as Van Wijk is just nameless...
Was there someone asleep during pre-press activities? Why are there so much errors in moonbooks and lunar atlases?
- DannyCaes Mar 24, 2018
Nomenclature
Walter; German astronomer (1890-1954).
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