Regiomontanus
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Regiomontanus
Lat: 28.28°S, Long: 1.09°W, Diam: 126.64 km, Depth: 3.61 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2055 Rükl: 55], pre-Nectarian |
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Evening and morning in Regiomontanus by Peter Oberč, Slovenia
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Description
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([/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.
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Additional Information
Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
- Westfall, 2000: 3.61 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.95 km
- Central peak height
- [/Sekiguchi%2C%201972 Sekiguchi, 1972]: 1.2 km - fatastronomer fatastronomer
- Central peak has a summit crater 5.5 km in diameter--[/Sekiguchi%2C%201972 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.
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Bibliography
Wood, C.A. 7/2006. False Volcanoes on the Moon. S&T 112:(1):66-67
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