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* Is this a [/Floor%20Fractured%20Craters floor-fractured crater], or is the interior roughness just due to ejecta from [/Sinus%20Iridum Iridum]? <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater] <small>Oct 21, 2007</small></span> | * Is this a [/Floor%20Fractured%20Craters floor-fractured crater], or is the interior roughness just due to ejecta from [/Sinus%20Iridum Iridum]? <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater] <small>Oct 21, 2007</small></span> | ||
* The upper half of photograph [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/img/iv_145_h3.jpg LO IV-145-H3] shows a curious field of twisted bay- and arc-shapes (the remains of small craters) in the area of [/Mare%20Frigoris Mare Frigoris] between '''La Condamine''' and [/J.%20Herschel J. Herschel] . See also LAC 11 (page 22) in Ben Bussey's and Paul Spudis's ''[/Clementine%20Atlas Clementine Atlas of the Moon]''.<span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Nov 16, 2008</small></span> | * The upper half of photograph [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/images/img/iv_145_h3.jpg LO IV-145-H3] shows a curious field of twisted bay- and arc-shapes (the remains of small craters) in the area of [/Mare%20Frigoris Mare Frigoris] between '''La Condamine''' and [/J.%20Herschel J. Herschel] . See also LAC 11 (page 22) in Ben Bussey's and Paul Spudis's ''[/Clementine%20Atlas Clementine Atlas of the Moon]''.<span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Nov 16, 2008</small></span> | ||
| − | * A location slightly north or northwest of '''La Condamine''' seems to be the centre of a basin which is unofficially known as '''U6''', according to the nearside map in the page [http://the-moon. | + | * A location slightly north or northwest of '''La Condamine''' seems to be the centre of a basin which is unofficially known as '''U6''', according to the nearside map in the page [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Lunar+Basins+List Lunar Basins List]. |
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Revision as of 20:22, 11 April 2018
Contents
La Condamine
(current [/IAU%20nomenclature IAU] name; original IAU name: Condamine)
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Lat: 53.4°N, Long: 28.2°W, Diam: 37 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 2, [/Stratigraphy Lower Imbrian] |
Table of Contents
LO-IV-152H Many of the smaller craters in this field are named as [/satellite%20feature satellite features] of La Condamine. The largest is 18-km La Condamine D in the upper left.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
The 28th item in C.A.Wood's list of Concentric Craters (1978) is the one immediately west of the bowl-shaped crater La Condamine F (in Mare Frigoris). It is noticeable on the Hi-Res scan of Lunar Orbiter 4's photograph LOIV-152-h1. In this part of Mare Frigoris, near La Condamine F (between La Condamine and J.Herschel), a curious field of twisted arc-shapes is noticeable. Among these twisted arc-shapes, several Concentric Craters (and possible Concentric Craters) have been detected.
Research: Danny Caes
Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 11C1) LAC map Geologic map
Description
Description: Elger
([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) CONDAMINE.--A rhomboidal-shaped ring-plain, about 23 miles in diameter, N. of [/Maupertuis Maupertuis], with lofty walls, especially on the W., where they rise some 4,000 feet above the interior. There are three large depressions on the outer N.E. slope, and at least three minute craters on the crest of the wall just above. Though neither Neison nor Schmidt draw any detail thereon, there is a prominent ridge on the N. side of the floor, and a low circular hill on the S. On the S.W. four long ridges or spurs radiate from the wall, and on the N.W. are three remarkable square-shaped enclosures. On the edge of the [/Mare%20Frigoris Mare Frigoris], N.E. of Condamine, are many little craters with bright rims and a distinct short cleft, running parallel to the coast-line. The winding valleys in the region bordering the [/Sinus%20Iridum Sinus Iridum], and other curious details, render this portion of the moon's surface almost unique.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- The shadows in LO-IV-152H indicate that the height of the east rim of the main crater varies from about 1100 m to a little over 1700. The smaller La Condamine D is much deeper – nearly 3500 m. - JimMosher JimMosher
- A section of the eastern wall was measured (using cast shadows and [/LTVT LTVT]) and a profile generated. The depth of the crater varied between 1800m and ~800m. (Boint, "Profiles Of Features In The J. Herschel Crater, Fontenelle Crater, and La Condamine Crater Area", Selenology Today, Vol. 9. 1-12.)- fatastronomer fatastronomer
- The exterior of the west rim of La Condamine B rises between 740m and 940m above the surrounding mare (Boint, "Profiles Of Features In The J. Herschel Crater, Fontenelle Crater, and La Condamine Crater Area", Selenology Today, Vol. 9. 1-12.).- fatastronomer fatastronomer
- Immediately west of the bowl-shaped crater La Condamine F is a Concentric Crater.
- Another Concentric Crater (or possible Concentric Crater) is La Condamine SA west of the bright ray-crater La Condamine S (noticeable near the right margin of LOIV-152-h1).- DannyCaes DannyCaes Nov 11, 2009
- La Condamine and its satellite crater S are on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters ALPO list of bright ray craters]
- Is this a [/Floor%20Fractured%20Craters floor-fractured crater], or is the interior roughness just due to ejecta from [/Sinus%20Iridum Iridum]? - tychocrater tychocrater Oct 21, 2007
- The upper half of photograph LO IV-145-H3 shows a curious field of twisted bay- and arc-shapes (the remains of small craters) in the area of [/Mare%20Frigoris Mare Frigoris] between La Condamine and [/J.%20Herschel J. Herschel] . See also LAC 11 (page 22) in Ben Bussey's and Paul Spudis's [/Clementine%20Atlas Clementine Atlas of the Moon].- DannyCaes DannyCaes Nov 16, 2008
- A location slightly north or northwest of La Condamine seems to be the centre of a basin which is unofficially known as U6, according to the nearside map in the page Lunar Basins List.
Nomenclature
- Named for Charles-Marie de La Condamine (1701-1774), a French astronomer and physicist .
- This feature was catalog entry 1365 in the original [/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of [/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg and Müller], where it is spelled Condamine. The name is attributed to Schröter.
- The IAU changed the spelling to La Condamine in [/IAU%20Transactions%20XIB 1961].
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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