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=Ammonius (aka ''Lyot'') (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)=
 
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''(formerly '''[/Ptolemaeus Ptolemaeus] A''')''<br />  
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''(formerly '''[[Ptolemaeus|Ptolemaeus]] A''')''<br />  
 
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Lat: 8.5°S, Long: 0.8°W, Diam: 8 km, Depth: 1.86 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2044 Rükl: 44]<br />
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Lat: 8.5°S, Long: 0.8°W, Diam: 8 km, Depth: 1.86 km, [[R%C3%BCkl%2044|Rükl: 44]]<br />
 
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2423 AS16-M-2810]''<br /> <br />  
<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus) Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Bibliography Bibliography]</div></div>[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2423 AS16-M-2810]''<br /> <br />  
 
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Ammonius LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Ptolemaeus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Ptolemaeus Apollo Images]<br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Ammonius LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Ptolemaeus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Ptolemaeus Apollo Images]<br />  
 
* '''Ptolemaeus A''' ('''Ammonius''') was captured on Ranger 8's [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/frame/?msn=8&cam=P&plt=2 Frame P002] (third photograph in this frame, at lower left).
 
* '''Ptolemaeus A''' ('''Ammonius''') was captured on Ranger 8's [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/frame/?msn=8&cam=P&plt=2 Frame P002] (third photograph in this frame, at lower left).
* One of Apollo 12's orbital ''Hasselblad'' photographs of '''Ammonius''' is included in the book ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Light%2C%201999 Full Moon]'' by Michael Light and Andrew Chaikin. This photograph (AS12-51-7506, as Plate 43) looks almost the same as [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a12/AS12-51-7507.jpg AS12-51-7507]. Both photographs show the bowl-shaped crater '''Ammonius''' in the foreground, while the lunar module (LM ''Intrepid'') is seen near the lunar horizon.
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* One of Apollo 12's orbital ''Hasselblad'' photographs of '''Ammonius''' is included in the book ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Light%2C%201999 Full Moon]'' by Michael Light and Andrew Chaikin. This photograph (AS12-51-7506, as Plate 43) looks almost the same as [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a12/AS12-51-7507.jpg AS12-51-7507]. Both photographs show the bowl-shaped crater '''Ammonius''' in the foreground, while the lunar module (LM ''Intrepid'') is seen near the lunar horizon.
 
* Research Ranger 8 and Apollo 12 photography: Danny Caes
 
* Research Ranger 8 and Apollo 12 photography: Danny Caes
 
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==Maps==
 
==Maps==
''([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 77D2)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac77/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I566/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm77/ LM map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto77d2_1/ LTO map]<br /> <br />  
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''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 77D2)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac77/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I566/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm77/ LM map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto77d2_1/ LTO map]<br /> <br />  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  Ammonius is the most prominent crater on the floor of [/Ptolemaeus Ptolemaeus].<br /> <br />  
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  Ammonius is the most prominent crater on the floor of [[Ptolemaeus|Ptolemaeus]].<br /> <br />  
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonius_(crater) Ammonius]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonius_(crater) Ammonius]<br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
  
* Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
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* Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]
 
** Westfall, 2000: 1.86 km
 
** Westfall, 2000: 1.86 km
 
** Viscardy, 1985: 1.85 km
 
** Viscardy, 1985: 1.85 km
* Included in [/ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters ALPO list of bright ray craters].
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* Included in [[ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters|ALPO list of bright ray craters]].
* Included in [/ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters ALPO list of banded craters]
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* Included in [[ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters|ALPO list of banded craters]]
 
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==Nomenclature==
 
==Nomenclature==
  
 
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonius_Hermiae Ammonius] (unkn.-c. A.D. 517-526), a Greek philosopher.
 
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonius_Hermiae Ammonius] (unkn.-c. A.D. 517-526), a Greek philosopher.
* The name '''[/Ptolemaeus Ptolemaeus] A''' was part of the original [/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of [/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg and Müller] (Catalog Entry 2963). The name is attributed to Mädler.
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* The name '''[[Ptolemaeus|Ptolemaeus]] A''' was part of the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (Catalog Entry 2963). The name is attributed to Mädler.
* This replacement name for a formerly [/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was provisionally introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto77d2_1/ LTO-77D2] (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 ([/IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB IAU Transactions XVIB]). <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span>
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* This replacement name for a formerly [[lettered%20crater|lettered crater]] was provisionally introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto77d2_1/ LTO-77D2] (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 ([[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span>
* Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Wilkins%20300-inch%20Map%20Names proposed] calling [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-51-7473 this crater] '''Lyot''', but the I.A.U. did not approve the name. The name [/Lyot Lyot] was later used for a crater near the Moon's southeastern limb.
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* Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Wilkins%20300-inch%20Map%20Names proposed] calling [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS12-51-7473 this crater] '''Lyot''', but the I.A.U. did not approve the name. The name [[Lyot|Lyot]] was later used for a crater near the Moon's southeastern limb.
 
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==LPOD Articles==
 
==LPOD Articles==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
  Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): [/Wilkins%20and%20Moore THE MOON] by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.<br /> <br />
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  Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|THE MOON]] by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.<br /> <br />
 
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 15 April 2018

Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)

(formerly Ptolemaeus A)

Lat: 8.5°S, Long: 0.8°W, Diam: 8 km, Depth: 1.86 km, Rükl: 44

external image normal_Ammonius_AS16-M-2810_LTVT.JPG
AS16-M-2810

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images

  • Ptolemaeus A (Ammonius) was captured on Ranger 8's Frame P002 (third photograph in this frame, at lower left).
  • One of Apollo 12's orbital Hasselblad photographs of Ammonius is included in the book Full Moon by Michael Light and Andrew Chaikin. This photograph (AS12-51-7506, as Plate 43) looks almost the same as AS12-51-7507. Both photographs show the bowl-shaped crater Ammonius in the foreground, while the lunar module (LM Intrepid) is seen near the lunar horizon.
  • Research Ranger 8 and Apollo 12 photography: Danny Caes


Maps

(LAC zone 77D2) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map

Description

Ammonius is the most prominent crater on the floor of Ptolemaeus.

Description: Wikipedia

Ammonius

Additional Information


Nomenclature

  • Named for Ammonius (unkn.-c. A.D. 517-526), a Greek philosopher.
  • The name Ptolemaeus A was part of the original IAU nomenclature of Blagg and Müller (Catalog Entry 2963). The name is attributed to Mädler.
  • This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was provisionally introduced on LTO-77D2 (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 (IAU Transactions XVIB). - Jim Mosher
  • Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore proposed calling this crater Lyot, but the I.A.U. did not approve the name. The name Lyot was later used for a crater near the Moon's southeastern limb.


LPOD Articles


Bibliography

Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): THE MOON by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.