Draper (crater)

Draper (crater)
Draper (crater)
Coordinates 17°36′N 21°42′W / 17.6°N 21.7°W / 17.6; -21.7Coordinates: 17°36′N 21°42′W / 17.6°N 21.7°W / 17.6; -21.7
Diameter 9 km
Depth 1.7 km
Colongitude 22° at sunrise
Eponym Henry Draper

Draper is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Imbrium. It is a circular, cup-shaped formation, with a tiny craterlet intruding into the northeastern rim. To the north-northeast is the crater Pytheas, and to the south lies the Montes Carpatus range. Just to the southeast is the slightly smaller crater identified as Draper C. The crater is named after Henry Draper.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Draper.

Draper Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 17.9° N 23.4° W 4 km
C 17.1° N 21.5° W 8 km

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Draper (disambiguation) — A draper is a cloth merchant. Draper may also refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 Islands 3 Astronomy 4 Companies 5 …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Draper — (March 7, 1837 ndash; November 20 1882) was an American doctor and astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography. Life and work Henry Draper s father, John William Draper, was an accomplished doctor, chemist, botanist, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Cráteres lunares — Anexo:Cráteres lunares Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Esta es una lista de 1517 cráteres de impacto lunares que han sido nombrados. La convención de la UAI para nombrar estos accidentes selenográficos es la de usar los nombres aquellos fallecidos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Список лунных кратеров, Д — Список лунных кратеров А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С  …   Википедия

  • List of features on the Moon — The Moon s surface is covered in many interesting geological features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature. Many of these features are named after a nearby… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles K. Kao — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Kao (高). Charles Kuen Kao 高錕 Born November 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Robinson Crusoe on Mars — Infobox Film | name = Robinson Crusoe on Mars caption = film poster for Robinson Crusoe on Mars director = Byron Haskin producer = Aubrey Schenck writer = Daniel Defoe (novel Robinson Crusoe ) John C. Higgins Ib Melchior starring =Paul Mantee… …   Wikipedia

  • Annie Jump Cannon — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = December 11, 1863 birth place = death date = April 13, 1941 death place = residence = |citizenship = nationality = American ethnicity = field =… …   Wikipedia

  • Selenography — This article is about the study of selenography. For the Rachel s album, see Selenography (album). From the book Recreations in Astronomy by H. D. Warren D. D., published in 1879. The figure was named Lunar Day , and it represents a historical… …   Wikipedia

  • Selenografía — Mapa de la Luna del Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, Leipzig, Alemania (1881). La selenografía es la ciencia que estudia la superficie y las caraterísticas físicas de la Luna, especialmente las correspondencias de estas características de acuerdo… …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”