Chebyshev is a large lunarimpact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The somewhat smaller crater Langmuir is intruding into the east-southeastern rim of Chebyshev, forming a chain of large craters with Brouwer on Langmuir's eastern rim.
The outer rim of this walled plain is eroded and somewhat irregular, although much of the perimeter can still be discerned. The outer rampart of Langmuir spills into the interior, forming a rough patch in the southeastern floor. Several craters lie along the western rim, most notably Chebyshev U. The rim of this last crater is sharp-edged but somewhat irregular due to some slight outward bulges. The northern rim of Chebyshev has a wide notch extending outward about 30–40 kilometres in a V-shape. There are some other minor craters along the northeast rim, and the southern rim is a disorganized jumble.
The interior floor of Chebyshev is a mixture of relatively level plains and irregular stretches. A short chain of small craters has formed a gouge from the western inner wall reaching almost to the midpoint. There are several streaky clefts in the floor in the northeastern part of the crater. In the south is the bowl-shaped satellite crater Chebyshev N, a nearly symmetrical formation except for a slight outward bulge to the southwest. There is also an irregular crater along the inner wall to the west-southwest.
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 Chebyshev.
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.
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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.
chebyshev, crater, chebyshev, large, lunar, impact, crater, that, lies, southern, hemisphere, side, moon, somewhat, smaller, crater, langmuir, intruding, into, east, southeastern, chebyshev, forming, chain, large, craters, with, brouwer, langmuir, eastern, che. Chebyshev is a large lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon The somewhat smaller crater Langmuir is intruding into the east southeastern rim of Chebyshev forming a chain of large craters with Brouwer on Langmuir s eastern rim ChebyshevLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imageCoordinates34 01 S 132 53 W 34 01 S 132 88 W 34 01 132 88 Coordinates 34 01 S 132 53 W 34 01 S 132 88 W 34 01 132 88Diameter179 kmDepthUnknownColongitude136 at sunriseEponymPafnuty L ChebyshevOblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image Highly oblique view also from Lunar Orbiter 5 The outer rim of this walled plain is eroded and somewhat irregular although much of the perimeter can still be discerned The outer rampart of Langmuir spills into the interior forming a rough patch in the southeastern floor Several craters lie along the western rim most notably Chebyshev U The rim of this last crater is sharp edged but somewhat irregular due to some slight outward bulges The northern rim of Chebyshev has a wide notch extending outward about 30 40 kilometres in a V shape There are some other minor craters along the northeast rim and the southern rim is a disorganized jumble The interior floor of Chebyshev is a mixture of relatively level plains and irregular stretches A short chain of small craters has formed a gouge from the western inner wall reaching almost to the midpoint There are several streaky clefts in the floor in the northeastern part of the crater In the south is the bowl shaped satellite crater Chebyshev N a nearly symmetrical formation except for a slight outward bulge to the southwest There is also an irregular crater along the inner wall to the west southwest Satellite craters EditBy convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Chebyshev Chebyshev Coordinates Diameter kmC 30 17 S 127 31 W 30 29 S 127 51 W 30 29 127 51 Chebyshev C 27N 37 45 S 134 40 W 37 75 S 134 67 W 37 75 134 67 Chebyshev N 24U 33 17 S 137 06 W 33 29 S 137 10 W 33 29 137 10 Chebyshev U 36V 33 32 S 133 59 W 33 53 S 133 99 W 33 53 133 99 Chebyshev V 24Z 28 44 S 132 41 W 28 73 S 132 68 W 28 73 132 68 Chebyshev Z 12See also Edit2010 Chebyshev belt asteroidReferences EditAndersson L E Whitaker E A 1982 NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature NASA RP 1097 Blue Jennifer July 25 2007 Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Retrieved 2014 12 06 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 Whitaker Ewen A 2003 Mapping and Naming the Moon Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 54414 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chebyshev crater amp oldid 1024366607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
