Oblique view from Apollo 16, facing south, with Klein in upper right.
The level interior of Albategnius forms a walled plain, surrounded by the high, terraced rim. The outer wall is somewhat hexagon-shaped, and has been heavily eroded with impacts, valleys, and landslips. It attains a height above 4,000 metres along the northeast face. The rim is broken in the southwest by the smaller crater Klein.[citation needed]
Offset to the west of the crater's midpoint is its central peak, designated Alpha (α) Albategnius. It is longest in extent in the north–south direction, extending for just under 20 kilometres, and has a width about half that. The peak rises to an altitude of roughly 1.5 km, and a tiny, relatively fresh crater is at the top.[citation needed]
Locationedit
Location of Albategnius on the Moon.
Albategnius is located to the south of the crater Hipparchus and to the east of both Ptolemaeus and Alphonsus. The surface in this area is marked by a set of nearly parallel scars that form channels running roughly in a north–south line, bent slightly to the southeast.[citation needed]
Albategnius is named after Mesopotamian Arab astronomer Al-Battani. 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.[3] Earlier lunar cartographers had given the feature different names. Michael van Langren's 1645 map calls it "Ferdinandi III Imp. Rom." after Ferdinand III, the Holy Roman Emperor.[4]Johannes Hevelius called it "Didymus Mons".[5]
Satellite cratersedit
Albategnius crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1 (2012).Albategnius crater in the Lunar Atlas (1898) by Ladislaus Weinek. North is upside down.Albategnius crater at the terminator, from Apollo 10.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Albategnius.[citation needed]
^"Albategnius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
^The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 9-4.
^Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon (Cambridge University Press, 1999), p.61.
^Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon (Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 198.
^Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon (Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 204.
Bibliographyedit
Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN978-0-936389-27-1.
McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
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. S2CID 122125855.
Albategnius at The Moon Wiki 2018-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Albategnius crater news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Albategnius is an ancient lunar impact crater located in the central highlands It is named after the Mesopotamian Muslim astronomer and scientist Abu ʿAbd Allah Muḥammad ibn Jabir ibn Sinan al Raqqi al Ḥarrani aṣ Ṣabiʾ al Battani Latinized as Albategnius 1 The crater area top right in a Selenochromatic format Image Si AlbategniusLunar Orbiter 4 imageCoordinates11 12 S 4 06 E 11 2 S 4 1 E 11 2 4 1Diameter129 kmDepth4 4 kmColongitude356 at sunriseEponymAl BataniAlbategnius is one of the largest craters of Nectarian age 2 Contents 1 Description 2 Location 3 Observations 4 Names 5 Satellite craters 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksDescription edit nbsp Oblique view from Apollo 16 facing south with Klein in upper right The level interior of Albategnius forms a walled plain surrounded by the high terraced rim The outer wall is somewhat hexagon shaped and has been heavily eroded with impacts valleys and landslips It attains a height above 4 000 metres along the northeast face The rim is broken in the southwest by the smaller crater Klein citation needed Offset to the west of the crater s midpoint is its central peak designated Alpha a Albategnius It is longest in extent in the north south direction extending for just under 20 kilometres and has a width about half that The peak rises to an altitude of roughly 1 5 km and a tiny relatively fresh crater is at the top citation needed Location edit nbsp Location of Albategnius on the Moon Albategnius is located to the south of the crater Hipparchus and to the east of both Ptolemaeus and Alphonsus The surface in this area is marked by a set of nearly parallel scars that form channels running roughly in a north south line bent slightly to the southeast citation needed Observations editAlbategnius is believed to have been featured prominently in an early sketch drawing by Galileo in his book Sidereus Nuncius 1610 appearing along the lunar terminator citation needed Names editAlbategnius is named after Mesopotamian Arab astronomer Al Battani 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 3 Earlier lunar cartographers had given the feature different names Michael van Langren s 1645 map calls it Ferdinandi III Imp Rom after Ferdinand III the Holy Roman Emperor 4 Johannes Hevelius called it Didymus Mons 5 Satellite craters edit nbsp Albategnius crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth at the University of Hertfordshire s Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14 and Lumenera Skynyx 2 1 2012 nbsp Albategnius crater in the Lunar Atlas 1898 by Ladislaus Weinek North is upside down nbsp Albategnius crater at the terminator from Apollo 10 By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Albategnius citation needed Albategnius Latitude Longitude DiameterA 8 9 S 3 2 E 7 kmB 10 0 S 4 0 E 20 kmC 10 3 S 3 7 E 6 kmD 11 3 S 7 1 E 9 kmE 12 9 S 6 4 E 14 kmG 9 4 S 1 9 E 15 kmH 9 7 S 5 2 E 11 kmJ 11 1 S 6 2 E 7 kmK 9 9 S 2 0 E 10 kmL 12 1 S 6 3 E 8 kmM 8 9 S 4 2 E 9 kmN 9 8 S 4 5 E 9 kmO 13 2 S 4 2 E 5 kmP 12 9 S 4 5 E 5 kmS 13 3 S 6 1 E 6 kmT 12 6 S 6 1 E 9 kmSee also editThebit crater References edit Albategnius Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Astrogeology Research Program The geologic history of the Moon USGS Professional Paper 1348 By Don E Wilhelms John F McCauley and Newell J Trask U S Government Printing Office Washington 1987 Table 9 4 Ewen A Whitaker Mapping and Naming the Moon Cambridge University Press 1999 p 61 Ewen A Whitaker Mapping and Naming the Moon Cambridge University Press 1999 p 198 Ewen A Whitaker Mapping and Naming the Moon Cambridge University Press 1999 p 204 Bibliography editAndersson L E Whitaker E A 1982 NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature NASA RP 1097 Bussey B Spudis P 2004 The Clementine Atlas of the Moon New York Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 81528 4 Cocks Elijah E Cocks Josiah C 1995 Who s Who on the Moon A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature Tudor Publishers ISBN 978 0 936389 27 1 McDowell Jonathan July 15 2007 Lunar Nomenclature Jonathan s Space Report Retrieved 2007 10 24 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 S2CID 122125855 Moore Patrick 2001 On the Moon Sterling Publishing Co ISBN 978 0 304 35469 6 Price Fred W 1988 The Moon Observer s Handbook Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 33500 3 Rukl Antonin 1990 Atlas of the Moon Kalmbach Books ISBN 978 0 913135 17 4 Webb Rev T W 1962 Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 6th revised ed Dover ISBN 978 0 486 20917 3 Whitaker Ewen A 1999 Mapping and Naming the Moon Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 62248 6 Wlasuk Peter T 2000 Observing the Moon Springer ISBN 978 1 85233 193 1 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albategnius crater LTO 77C1 Albategnius L amp PI topographic map Albategnius at The Moon Wiki Archived 2018 05 30 at the Wayback Machine Wood Chuck April 8 2005 Cups and Saucers Lunar Photo of the Day Archived from the original on May 30 2018 Retrieved September 10 2017 Wood Chuck May 27 2007 Drawings Lunar Photo of the Day Archived from the original on June 14 2011 McCabe Frank April 24 2009 Double Crossed Lunar Photo of the Day Archived from the original on September 22 2019 Retrieved September 10 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albategnius crater amp oldid 1155559945, 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