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* '''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).
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* 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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* 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.
 
* 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>
 
* 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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* 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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Revision as of 20:08, 11 April 2018

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

(formerly [/Ptolemaeus Ptolemaeus] A)

Lat: 8.5°S, Long: 0.8°W, Diam: 8 km, Depth: 1.86 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2044 Rükl: 44]

Table of Contents

[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus) Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Images Images]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Maps Maps]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Description Description]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Ammonius (aka Lyot) (on the floor of Ptolemaeus)-Bibliography Bibliography]
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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%20zone LAC zone] 77D2) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map

Description

Ammonius is the most prominent crater on the floor of [/Ptolemaeus Ptolemaeus].

Description: Wikipedia

Ammonius

Additional Information

  • Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
    • Westfall, 2000: 1.86 km
    • Viscardy, 1985: 1.85 km
  • 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]


Nomenclature

  • Named for 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.
  • This replacement name for a formerly [/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was provisionally introduced on LTO-77D2 (Oct. 1974), for which it served as the chart title. It was approved in 1976 ([/IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB IAU Transactions XVIB]). - JimMosher JimMosher
  • Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore proposed calling 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.


LPOD Articles


Bibliography

Ptolemaeus A ("Lyot"): [/Wilkins%20and%20Moore THE MOON] by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.
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