Abbot (crater)
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| Coordinates | 5°34′N 54°44′E / 5.56°N 54.74°E |
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| Diameter | 10.4 km (6.5 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 306° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Charles G. Abbot |
Abbot is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the rugged ground between the Mare Fecunditatis in the south and west, and the Mare Crisium to the north. It is a circular crater with a cup-shaped interior. The inner walls slope downward to the midpoint, and no impacts of significance mark the interior or the rim.[2]
Abbot is named after the American astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot (1872-1973). In a break with past tradition, Dr. Abbot was still alive at the time the decision was made.[3] It was designated Apollonius K[4] before being given its name by the IAU in 1973.[1] Apollonius itself lies to the east of the crater Abbot.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Abbot". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
- ↑ Menzel, D. H. (March 1977). "Charles Greeley Abbot". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 18: 136–139. Bibcode:1977QJRAS..18..136M.
- ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abbot (crater).
- LTO-62D1 Abbot — L&PI topographic map
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