Santos-Dumont

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Santos-Dumont

(formerly Hadley B)

Lat: 27.7°N, Long: 4.8°E, Diam: 8 km, Depth: 2 km, Rükl: 22

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LO-IV-102H Santos-Dumont (at center) is the only IAU-named feature in this field.

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images (all orbital Apollo images of Santos-Dumont are online as Hadley B).

  • The bowl-shaped crater Santos-Dumont was also captured on Apollo 15's orbital ITEK-panoramic frames AS15-P-9368 and AS15-P-9373 (at both frames: scroll to the right to see Santos-Dumont). Research: Danny Caes


Maps

(LAC zone 41B4) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map

Description


Description: Wikipedia

Santos-Dumont

Additional Information

  • Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
    Westfall, 2000: 2 km
  • According to LTVT, the shadow in LO-IV-102H indicates a height difference from the east rim to the flat floor varying from about 1780 m in the north to about 1970 m in the south. The ridge extending southward from the rim is about 1840 m tall at its start. The unnamed peak to the north casts a shadow indicating a height difference of 3000 m.


Nomenclature


LPOD Articles


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