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| − | + | [[Image:Proctor_LO_iv_112_h2.jpg|external image Proctor_LO_iv_112_h2.jpg]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1772 LOIV 112 H2]''<br /> <br /> | |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Proctor LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Proctor%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Proctor LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Proctor%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 112D3)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac112/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I713/ Geologic map]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor_(crater) Proctor]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor_(crater) Proctor]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [ | + | Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 1.98 km | * Westfall, 2000: 1.98 km | ||
* Cherrington, 1969: 1.31 km | * Cherrington, 1969: 1.31 km | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Proctor Mary Proctor] (1862–September 11, 1957) was an American astronomer. She was the daughter of Mary and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Anthony_Proctor Richard Proctor]. Her father was a British popularizer of astronomy, and she gained her knowledge of the subject from him. She authored many articles for newspapers and journals, and wrote a number of popular books. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Proctor Mary Proctor] (1862–September 11, 1957) was an American astronomer. She was the daughter of Mary and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Anthony_Proctor Richard Proctor]. Her father was a British popularizer of astronomy, and she gained her knowledge of the subject from him. She authored many articles for newspapers and journals, and wrote a number of popular books. | ||
| − | * Added to ''[ | + | * Added to ''[[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Named Lunar Formations]]'' (1935) at request of IAU Commission 17 ([[Whitaker|Whitaker]], p 229). |
| − | * This is a miscarriage of justice - her father Richard Proctor was a great popularizer of the Moon and the crater should commemorate him as well. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This is a miscarriage of justice - her father Richard Proctor was a great popularizer of the Moon and the crater should commemorate him as well. <span class="membersnap">- tychocrater <small>Jul 22, 2007</small></span> |
| − | * Since 1973, the father, whose classic book ''[http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/moon/p19.htm The Moon: Her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition]'' is available for free download from [http://books.google.com/ Google books], has been commemorated by a 168 km crater on Mars. Several of Mary Proctors books for children are available as well. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * Since 1973, the father, whose classic book ''[http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/moon/p19.htm The Moon: Her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition]'' is available for free download from [http://books.google.com/ Google books], has been commemorated by a 168 km crater on Mars. Several of Mary Proctors books for children are available as well. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span> |
| − | * List of features named for [ | + | * List of features named for [[Nomenclature-Women|women]]. |
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==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
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* Proctor, Richard: ''The Moon: Her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition'', [http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:UOM39015012894286 various editions]. | * Proctor, Richard: ''The Moon: Her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition'', [http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:UOM39015012894286 various editions]. | ||
| − | ** [http://books.google.com/books?id=8_IRAAAAYAAJ First Edition] (1873, contains a much fuller explanation of the [ | + | ** [http://books.google.com/books?id=8_IRAAAAYAAJ First Edition] (1873, contains a much fuller explanation of the [[lunar%20theory|lunar theory]] than later editions) |
*** [http://www.archive.org/details/moonhermotionsa00procuoft alternate copy] | *** [http://www.archive.org/details/moonhermotionsa00procuoft alternate copy] | ||
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=tXTvAAAAMAAJ Second Edition] (1878) | ** [http://books.google.com/books?id=tXTvAAAAMAAJ Second Edition] (1878) | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 16 April 2018
Contents
Proctor
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Lat: 46.4°S, Long: 5.1°W, Diam: 52 km, Depth: 1.98 km, Rükl: 65 |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 112D3) LAC map Geologic map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 1.98 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 1.31 km
Nomenclature
- Mary Proctor (1862–September 11, 1957) was an American astronomer. She was the daughter of Mary and Richard Proctor. Her father was a British popularizer of astronomy, and she gained her knowledge of the subject from him. She authored many articles for newspapers and journals, and wrote a number of popular books.
- Added to Named Lunar Formations (1935) at request of IAU Commission 17 (Whitaker, p 229).
- This is a miscarriage of justice - her father Richard Proctor was a great popularizer of the Moon and the crater should commemorate him as well. - tychocrater Jul 22, 2007
- Since 1973, the father, whose classic book The Moon: Her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition is available for free download from Google books, has been commemorated by a 168 km crater on Mars. Several of Mary Proctors books for children are available as well. - Jim Mosher
- List of features named for women.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- Proctor, Richard: The Moon: Her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical Condition, various editions.
- First Edition (1873, contains a much fuller explanation of the lunar theory than later editions)
- Second Edition (1878)
- Third Edition (1886)
- "Third" Edition (1892)
Richard A. Proctor in the Sourcebook Project (William R. Corliss)
In Tornados, Dark Days, Anomalous Precipitation, and related weather phenomena (1983) :
- Rain (English Mechanic, 1868) (decrease of rainfall with increasing altitude)
- Meteors and Meteorology (Royal Astronomical Society; Monthly Notices, 1883) (the effects of meteors on the weather)
In Mysterious Universe, a handbook of astronomical anomalies (1979) :
- Page 533: Comets from the eruptions of Jupiter (Science, 1932) (S.Vsessviatsky's rather curious hypothesis, adapted from Richard A. Proctor's even more bizarre thoughts).
