Mitra
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Mitra
Lat: 18.0°N, Long: 154.7°W, Diam: 92 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Table of Contents
[#Mitra Mitra]
[#Mitra-Images Images]
[#Mitra-Maps Maps]
[#Mitra-Description Description]
[#Mitra-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Mitra-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Mitra-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Mitra-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Mitra-Bibliography Bibliography]
left: Clementine . right: LROC
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 51C3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Sisir Kumar; Indian physicist (1890-1963).
- On saturday the 13th of june 2009, the investigator of curious moonmaps and lunar nomenclature gazetteers (Danny Caes) discovered the rare name "L'Hospital" (N° 460) in the gazetteer of the Second Complete Moon Map, 1969 of the Sternberg Astronomy Institute. The name "L'Hospital" is, according to this moonmap located at the crater officially known as Mitra A (immediately north of Mitra itself).
The origin of the name "L'Hospital" is unknown, and needs further investigation.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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