Biot (crater)

Biot
	Photo by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Coordinates	22°42′S 51°06′E / 22.7°S 51.1°E
Diameter	13.01 km (8.08 mi)
Depth	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Colongitude	309° at sunrise
Eponym	Jean-Baptiste Biot

Biot is a small, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater located in the southern reaches of the Mare Fecunditatis. It lies between Santbech crater to the west and Petavius in the east.^[2] The crater Wrottesley lies to the southeast.^[3]^: 98

This is a fresh crater with a circular form and a sharp-edged rim that has not been significantly degraded. The inner walls slope down to a relatively small interior floor, with a distinct morphological break where they meet.^[4] The albedo of the wide inner walls is higher than the surrounding lunar mare, giving it a light hue. A delicate rift runs from the south wall toward Petavius.^[2]

This crater is named after French astronomer Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862).^[1] The name was incorporated into lunar nomenclature by the German astronomer Johann Mädler during the 19th century.^[5] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.^[1]

Satellite craters

By convention, these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Biot.^[6]

Biot^[3]^: 293	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	22.2° S	48.9° E	15 km
B	20.4° S	49.6° E	28 km
C	22.0° S	51.1° E	8 km
D	24.3° S	50.3° E	9 km
E	24.6° S	50.9° E	8 km
T	21.4° S	49.9° E	5 km

Biot B crater

References

1 2 3 "Biot". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
1 2 Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
↑ Wood, C. A.; Anderson, L. (1978). New morphometric data for fresh lunar craters. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 9th, Houston, Tex., March 13-17, 1978, Proceedings. (A79-39253 16-91). New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. pp. 3669–3689. Bibcode:1978LPSC....9.3669W.
↑ Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

Sources

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

Media related to Biot (crater) at Wikimedia Commons

[GPN-1] 1 2 3 "Biot". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[Moore_2001-2] 1 2 Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.

[Bussey_Spudis_2004-3] 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

[Wood_Andersson_1978-4] Wood, C. A.; Anderson, L. (1978). New morphometric data for fresh lunar craters. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 9th, Houston, Tex., March 13-17, 1978, Proceedings. (A79-39253 16-91). New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. pp. 3669–3689. Bibcode:1978LPSC....9.3669W.

[Whitaker_1999-5] Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.

[Grego_2015-6] Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

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