Manilius (crater)
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Diameter | 39 km |
|---|---|
| Depth | 3.1 km |
| Colongitude | 351° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Marcus Manilius |
Manilius is a lunar impact crater on the northeast edge of Mare Vaporum.
Description
Manilius has a well-defined rim with a sloping inner surface that runs directly down to the ring-shaped mound of scree along the base, and a small outer rampart. The small crater interior has a higher albedo than the surroundings, and it appears bright when the sun is overhead. Within the crater is a central peak formation near the midpoint. The crater also possesses a ray system that extends for a distance of over 300 kilometers.
Names
Manilius is named after the Roman astronomer Marcus Manilius. Like many of the craters on the Moon's near side, it was given its name by Giovanni Riccioli, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized.[1] Earlier lunar cartographers had given the feature different names. Michael van Langren's 1645 map calls it "Isabellae Reg. Hisp." (Isabella, Queen of Spain),[2] and Johannes Hevelius called it "Insula Besbicus" after the island in Turkey now known as İmralı.[3]
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 Manilius.
| Manilius | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 16.6° N | 7.3° E | 6 km |
| C | 12.1° N | 10.4° E | 7 km |
| D | 13.2° N | 7.0° E | 5 km |
| E | 18.3° N | 6.4° E | 49 km |
| G | 15.5° N | 9.7° E | 5 km |
| H | 17.8° N | 8.6° E | 3 km |
| K | 11.9° N | 11.2° E | 3 km |
| T | 13.4° N | 10.6° E | 4 km |
| U | 13.8° N | 10.8° E | 4 km |
| W | 13.4° N | 12.9° E | 4 km |
| X | 14.4° N | 13.4° E | 3 km |
| Z | 16.4° N | 11.7° E | 3 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
References
- Wood, Chuck (December 4, 2005). "A Line of Domes". Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- Wood, Chuck (September 8, 2007). "Rare Image of a Common Crater". Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
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{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763.
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{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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