Lucian
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Lucian
(formerly [/Maraldi Maraldi] B)
| Lat: 14.33°N, Long: 36.78°E, Diam: 6.85 km, Depth: 1.54 km, Rükl: 36 |
Table of Contents
[#Lucian Lucian]
[#Lucian-Images Images]
[#Lucian-Maps Maps]
[#Lucian-Description Description]
[#Lucian-Description-Wikipedia Wikipedia]
[#Lucian-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Lucian-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Lucian-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Lucian-LROC Articles LROC Articles]
[#Lucian-LROC Articles---Layers in Lucian Crater Layers in Lucian Crater]
[#Lucian-Bibliography Bibliography]
AS17-M-0306 The other IAU-approved names for features in this field of view are [/Diana Diana], [/Grace Grace] and [/Mons%20Esam Mons Esam].
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images (see also the LPI's list of Maraldi B).
Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 61A2) LAC map Geologic map LTO map
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Lucian
- Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
- Westfall, 2000: 1.54 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.49 km
Nomenclature
- Named for Lucian of Samosata (125-190), a Greek writer.
- This crater was [/Maraldi Maraldi] B in the original IAU nomenclature of [/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg and Müller]. The replacement name "Lucian" is listed as proposed (with two others) on LTO 61A2 (1974). The date of its approval by the IAU is not clear, but the name appears in the cummulative list of changes in [/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB IAU Transactions XVB] (1973). Biographical information was unofficially reported in [/Ashbrook%2C%201974 Ashbrook, 1974]. - JimMosher JimMosher
LPOD Articles
LROC Articles
Layers in Lucian Crater
Bibliography
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