Barkla (crater)
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| Coordinates | 10°42′S 67°12′E / 10.7°S 67.2°E |
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| Diameter | 40.90 km (25.41 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 293° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Charles G. Barkla |
Barkla is a lunar impact crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon. It is located to the east of the prominent crater Langrenus.[2] Due east of Barkla is Kapteyn, a formation only slightly larger with a similar size. Southwest of Barkla is the crater Lamé.[3]
The rim of Barkla is very nearly circular, although it is slightly elongated to the northeast and southwest. The wall shows little appearance of erosion from subsequent impacts, and is not overlain by any craterlets of note. At the midpoint of the floor is a central peak, which joins a low ridge running to the south and northeast.[4][5]
This crater is named after British physicist Charles G. Barkla (1877-1944), who was the 1917 Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery of characteristic X-rays.[6] It was formerly named Langrenus A,[7] before its designation was officially adopted by the IAU in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Barkla". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ Spain, D. (2009). "Langrenus". The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas. Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-87610-8_7.
- ↑ "LAC 80" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Grego, Peter (2005). The Moon and How to Observe It. Astronomers' Observing Guides Series. London: Springer-Verlag. p. 218. ISBN 1-85233-748-6.
- ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
- ↑ "Nobel Prize in Physics 1917". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
Sources
[edit]- Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
- Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
External links
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