Difference between revisions of "Cysatus"
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| − | ''([[IAU% | + | ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CYSATUS.--A regular walled-plain, apparently about 28 miles in diameter, forming the most northerly member of a chain of formations, of which [[Newton|Newton]], [[Short|Short]], and [[Moretus|Moretus]], extending towards the S. limb, form a part. Its border rises nearly 13,000 feet above a floor devoid of prominent detail.<br /> <br /> |
==Description: Wikipedia== | ==Description: Wikipedia== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysatus_(crater) Cysatus]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysatus_(crater) Cysatus]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher% | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 4.25 km | * Westfall, 2000: 4.25 km | ||
* Viscardy, 1985: 4 km | * Viscardy, 1985: 4 km | ||
Latest revision as of 02:45, 16 April 2018
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Cysatus
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Lat: 66.2°S, Long: 6.1°W, Diam: 48 km, Depth: 4.25 km, Rükl: 73 |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 137B1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Elger
(IAU Directions) CYSATUS.--A regular walled-plain, apparently about 28 miles in diameter, forming the most northerly member of a chain of formations, of which Newton, Short, and Moretus, extending towards the S. limb, form a part. Its border rises nearly 13,000 feet above a floor devoid of prominent detail.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 4.25 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 4 km
- From the shadows in LO-IV-118H, the east rim of Cysatus is 3140-4050 m above the floor, generally higher to the south. - Jim Mosher
Nomenclature
Cysat, Jean-Baptiste; Swiss mathematician, astronomer (1588-1657).
- According to Whitaker (p. 212), this feature was labeled Cysatus Soc. I by Riccioli, with the "Soc. I" having been dropped to produce the modern spelling.
LPOD Articles
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