Jansen (crater)
 Apollo 17 Mapping Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 13°30′N 28°42′E / 13.5°N 28.7°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23 km |
| Depth | 0.6 km |
| Colongitude | 351° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Zacharias Janssen |
Jansen is a lunar impact crater in the north part of the Mare Tranquillitatis, named after Zacharias Janssen. It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Plinius. The rim of Jansen is low and narrow, with a notch along the western edge. The interior is relatively level, which may indicate it has been covered by lava. To the south-southwest a small but prominent crater lies on the crater floor, halfway between the center and the rim, further southeast is a small but prominent crater named Sinas.
The diameter is 23 km and being about 600 meters deep. Also, the area is about 400 km² and its perimeter is over 70 km.
To the northwest of the rim is a rille named Rima Jansen, and to the east are wrinkle ridges in the mare surface. A low ridge runs from near the southeast rim in a southeasterly direction. Northeast of the rim is Dorsa Barlow.
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 Jansen.
| Jansen | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 15.7° N | 28.4° E | 7 km |
| E | 14.5° N | 27.8° E | 7 km |
| G | 9.3° N | 26.0° E | 6 km |
| H | 11.4° N | 28.4° E | 7 km |
| K | 11.5° N | 29.7° E | 6 km |
| L | 14.7° N | 30.1° E | 7 km |
| R | 15.2° N | 28.8° E | 25 km |
| T | 11.4° N | 33.5° E | 5 km |
| U | 11.9° N | 32.3° E | 4 km |
| W | 10.2° N | 29.5° E | 3 km |
| Y | 13.4° N | 28.6° E | 4 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
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Jansen L -
Oblique view of the ghost crater Jansen R ("pancake" at center) and Jansen D crater (lower right)
References
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External links
- LTO-60B2 Jansen — L&PI topographic map