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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Ross LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Ross%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Ross Apollo Images]<br /> Apollo 15's southern oblique look at '''Ross''': [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-9885 AS15-P-9885].<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Ross LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Ross%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Ross Apollo Images]<br /> Apollo 15's southern oblique look at '''Ross''': [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS15-P-9885 AS15-P-9885].<br /> <br /> | ||
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* Ross and Ross D are thermal anomaly craters, implying youthful ages - [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Moore%20et%20al%2C%201980 Moore et al, 1980] | * Ross and Ross D are thermal anomaly craters, implying youthful ages - [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Moore%20et%20al%2C%201980 Moore et al, 1980] | ||
* TSI = 25, CPI = 10, FI = 15; MI =60 [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Smith%20and%20Sanchez%2C%201973 Smith and Sanchez, 1973] | * TSI = 25, CPI = 10, FI = 15; MI =60 [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Smith%20and%20Sanchez%2C%201973 Smith and Sanchez, 1973] | ||
| − | * "Temporary hill", 3 km in diameter and casting a shadow, seen by Thomas A. Cragg on 16th july 1964 southeast of '''Ross D''' (source: V.A.Firsoff's ''The Old Moon and the New'' (1969), page 183).<span class="membersnap">- | + | * "Temporary hill", 3 km in diameter and casting a shadow, seen by Thomas A. Cragg on 16th july 1964 southeast of '''Ross D''' (source: V.A.Firsoff's ''The Old Moon and the New'' (1969), page 183).<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>May 18, 2012</small></span> |
| − | * Patrick Moore: To the northeast of '''Ross''' is '''Ross D''', where TLP have been reported, though in my view the evidence is very slender (source: Patrick Moore's ''New Guide to the Moon'' (1976), page 249).<span class="membersnap">- | + | * Patrick Moore: To the northeast of '''Ross''' is '''Ross D''', where TLP have been reported, though in my view the evidence is very slender (source: Patrick Moore's ''New Guide to the Moon'' (1976), page 249).<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>May 19, 2012</small></span> |
| − | * Possible swirl formation to the west-northwest of '''Ross''', at 12°30' North/ 20°30' East. Page 120 (LAC 60) of the ''Clementine Atlas of the Moon'' shows something of this (possible) swirl.<span class="membersnap">- | + | * Possible swirl formation to the west-northwest of '''Ross''', at 12°30' North/ 20°30' East. Page 120 (LAC 60) of the ''Clementine Atlas of the Moon'' shows something of this (possible) swirl.<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Aug 5, 2013</small></span> |
* South-southwest of '''Ross H''', near four unnamed dome-like formations (north-northwest of the large dome '''Arago Alpha'''), is (or should be) the impact location of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_6 Ranger 6], which was an unsuccessful attempt to make close-up photographs of the moon while the probe descended toward the lunar surface.<br /> The exact coordinates of ''Ranger 6'''s impact location are: 9°24' North/ 21°30' East.<br /> Note that chart 35 in Antonin Rukl's ''Atlas of the Moon'' doesn't show the location of ''Ranger 6''. According to chart 44 in the ''Times Atlas of the Moon'', '''Ross H''' is the nearest one of the officially named lunar formations, north-northeast of the impact location of ''Ranger 6''. Additional research Danny Caes | * South-southwest of '''Ross H''', near four unnamed dome-like formations (north-northwest of the large dome '''Arago Alpha'''), is (or should be) the impact location of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_6 Ranger 6], which was an unsuccessful attempt to make close-up photographs of the moon while the probe descended toward the lunar surface.<br /> The exact coordinates of ''Ranger 6'''s impact location are: 9°24' North/ 21°30' East.<br /> Note that chart 35 in Antonin Rukl's ''Atlas of the Moon'' doesn't show the location of ''Ranger 6''. According to chart 44 in the ''Times Atlas of the Moon'', '''Ross H''' is the nearest one of the officially named lunar formations, north-northeast of the impact location of ''Ranger 6''. Additional research Danny Caes | ||
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* ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named Lunar Formations]'' included a [http://the-moon.us/wiki/rima rille] associated with '''Ross''' which is now regarded as part of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rimae%20Maclear Rimae Maclear]. | * ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named Lunar Formations]'' included a [http://the-moon.us/wiki/rima rille] associated with '''Ross''' which is now regarded as part of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rimae%20Maclear Rimae Maclear]. | ||
* '''Ross Mu''' (the hill east of '''Ross''', west of '''Carrel''') (see page 115 in Tony Dethier's ''Maanmonografieen''). | * '''Ross Mu''' (the hill east of '''Ross''', west of '''Carrel''') (see page 115 in Tony Dethier's ''Maanmonografieen''). | ||
| − | * Might be interesting to know, or to add: '''Andrew Ross''' (1798-1859; English lens maker), see page [http://www.craig-telescope.co.uk/builders.html Those connected in some way with the Craig Telescope]. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * Might be interesting to know, or to add: '''Andrew Ross''' (1798-1859; English lens maker), see page [http://www.craig-telescope.co.uk/builders.html Those connected in some way with the Craig Telescope]. <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Jul 20, 2015</small></span> |
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Hill, Harold. ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/A%20Portfolio%20of%20Lunar%20Drawings A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings]'', pages 10, 11.<br /> <br /> <br /> | Hill, Harold. ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/A%20Portfolio%20of%20Lunar%20Drawings A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings]'', pages 10, 11.<br /> <br /> <br /> | ||
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Revision as of 17:47, 15 April 2018
Contents
Ross
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Lat: 11.7°N, Long: 21.7°E, Diam: 24 km, Depth: 1.84 km, Rükl: 35 |
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Apollo 15's southern oblique look at Ross: AS15-P-9885.
Maps
(LAC zone 60B4) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Description
Description: Elger
(IAU Directions) ROSS.-- A somewhat larger ring-plain of irregular form, on the N.E. of Maclear. There are gaps on the bright S.E. border and a crater on the S.W. wall. The central mountain is an easy feature.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 1.84 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.8 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 1.79 km
- Ross and Ross D are thermal anomaly craters, implying youthful ages - Moore et al, 1980
- TSI = 25, CPI = 10, FI = 15; MI =60 Smith and Sanchez, 1973
- "Temporary hill", 3 km in diameter and casting a shadow, seen by Thomas A. Cragg on 16th july 1964 southeast of Ross D (source: V.A.Firsoff's The Old Moon and the New (1969), page 183).- DannyCaes May 18, 2012
- Patrick Moore: To the northeast of Ross is Ross D, where TLP have been reported, though in my view the evidence is very slender (source: Patrick Moore's New Guide to the Moon (1976), page 249).- DannyCaes May 19, 2012
- Possible swirl formation to the west-northwest of Ross, at 12°30' North/ 20°30' East. Page 120 (LAC 60) of the Clementine Atlas of the Moon shows something of this (possible) swirl.- DannyCaes Aug 5, 2013
- South-southwest of Ross H', near four unnamed dome-like formations (north-northwest of the large dome Arago Alpha), is (or should be) the impact location of Ranger 6, which was an unsuccessful attempt to make close-up photographs of the moon while the probe descended toward the lunar surface.
The exact coordinates of Ranger 6s impact location are: 9°24' North/ 21°30' East.
Note that chart 35 in Antonin Rukl's Atlas of the Moon doesn't show the location of Ranger 6. According to chart 44 in the Times Atlas of the Moon, Ross H is the nearest one of the officially named lunar formations, north-northeast of the impact location of Ranger 6. Additional research Danny Caes
The field of Irregular Mare Patches (IMPs) south-southeast of Ross E (known as Ross E 1)
The exact coordinates of this IMP field are: LAT 10.460 / LON 23.547 (south-southeast of the bowl shaped crater Ross E).
Nomenclature
- The IAU name currently honors two men:
- James Clark Ross (1800-1862), a British explorer.
- Frank Elmore Ross (1874-1966), an American astronomer and optician.
- This crater was Catalog number 531 in the original IAU nomenclature of Named Lunar Formations, where the name Ross is attributed to Beer and Mädler.
- Frank E. Ross was added as a second honoree in Menzel, 1971.
- Named Lunar Formations included a rille associated with Ross which is now regarded as part of Rimae Maclear.
- Ross Mu (the hill east of Ross, west of Carrel) (see page 115 in Tony Dethier's Maanmonografieen).
- Might be interesting to know, or to add: Andrew Ross (1798-1859; English lens maker), see page Those connected in some way with the Craig Telescope. - DannyCaes Jul 20, 2015
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
Hill, Harold. A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings, pages 10, 11.
