Artsimovich is a small lunar impact crater located in the western Mare Imbrium of the Earth's Moon. This is a circular crater forming a cup-shaped excavation in the surface of the lunar mare. It was named after Soviet physicist Lev A. Artsimovich (1909–1973) in 1973.[1] This crater was identified as Diophantus A before being named by the International Astronomical Union.[3]
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| Coordinates | 27°37′N 36°38′W / 27.61°N 36.63°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 7.96 km (4.95 mi)[1] |
| Depth | 2.0 km (1.2 mi)[2] |
| Colongitude | 37° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Lev A. Artsimovich |
To the east is the crater Diophantus and to the northeast lies Delisle. Less than 20 kilometers to the north-northeast is the tiny Fedorov.[4] Due south is the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Arduino. There are a pair of lunar domes to the southwest of Artsimovich, both with diameters over 20 km and heights of around 100 m.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 "Artsimovich". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ "LTO-39B4 Artemis". NASA Lunar Topophotomap. Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
- ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
- ↑ Pau, K. C.; Lena, R. (March 2018). Lunar Domes in Delisle Region: Morphometry and Mode of Formation. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 19-23 March, 2018, held at The Woodlands, Texas LPI Contribution No. 2083. id. 1009. Bibcode:2018LPI....49.1009P.
Sources
edit- 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.
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