Chacornac

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Chacornac

Lat: 29.8°N, Long: 31.7°E, Diam: 51 km, Depth: 1.45 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2025 Rükl: 25]

Table of Contents

[#Chacornac Chacornac]
[#Chacornac-Images Images]
[#Chacornac-Maps Maps]
[#Chacornac-Description Description]
[#Chacornac-Description: Elger Description: Elger]
[#Chacornac-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Chacornac-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Chacornac-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Chacornac-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Chacornac-Bibliography Bibliography]
external image normal_Chacornac_LO-IV-079H_LTVT.JPG
LO-IV-079H The large crater looming in the upper left corner is [/Posidonius Posidonius].

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Chacornac was also captured on Apollo 15's and Apollo 17's oblique north-looking Fairchild Metric-Mapping photographs.

Maps

([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 43A1) LAC map Geologic map

Description


Description: Elger

([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) CHACORNAC.--This object, connected with [/Posidonius Posidonius] on the S.E., is remarkable for the brilliancy of its border and the peculiarity of its shape, which is very clearly that of an irregular pentagon with linear sides. I always find the detail within very difficult to make out. Two or more low ridges, traversing the floor from N. to S., and a small crater, are, however, clearly visible under oblique illumination. Schmidt draws a crater-rill, and Neison two parallel rills on the floor,--the former extends in a southerly direction to the E. side of [/Le%20Monnier Le Monnier].

Description: Wikipedia

Chacornac

Additional Information

Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
  • Arthur, 1974: 1.45 km
  • Westfall, 2000: 1.45 km
  • Viscardy, 1985: 1.45 km
  • Cherrington, 1969: 1.95 km


Nomenclature

Jean Chacornac (June 21, 1823–September 23, 1873) was a French astronomer. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered six asteroids. The asteroid 1622 Chacornac is also named in his honor.

LPOD Articles


Bibliography




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