"Lunar crater" redirects here. For the volcanic crater in Nevada, see Lunar Crater volcanic field.
The crater Webb, as seen from Lunar Orbiter 1. Several smaller craters can be seen in and around Webb.Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10.
Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of which 1,675 have been dated.[1]
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Lunarcraters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical...
This is a list of named lunarcraters. The large majority of these features are impact craters. The crater nomenclature is governed by the International...
unit consisting of craters with a ray system. Below this is the Eratosthenian unit, defined by craters with established impact crater morphology, but lacking...
the cold, permanently shadowed craters at the Moon's poles. Water molecules are also present in the extremely thin lunar atmosphere. NASA's Ice-Mining...
it. The lunar south pole region features craters that are unique in that the near-constant sunlight does not reach their interior. Such craters are cold...
"craters produced by volcanism are blessed with advantages of terrain and mineralization not found on impact craters". A crater may become a crater lake...
society. The lunarcraters are listed in the following subsections. Where a formation has associated satellite craters (smaller associated craters), these...
lunar geological periods are named after their characteristic features, from most impact craters outside the dark mare, to the mare and later craters...
side's terrain is rugged, with a multitude of impact craters and relatively few flat and dark lunar maria ("seas"), giving it an appearance closer to other...
craters Giordano Bruno, Necho, Ohm, Jackson, King, and the small but prominent Pierazzo. Most lateral transport of primary ejecta from impact craters...
concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar terrane identifying maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features. This task...
smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters typically have raised rims and floors...
Complex craters are a type of large impact crater morphology. Complex craters are classified into two groups: central-peak craters and peak-ring craters. Peak-ring...
bombardment rate. Evidence for the LHB derives from moon rock samples of Lunarcraters brought back by the Apollo program astronauts. Isotopic dating showed...
and Tsõõrikmäe (Estonia) meteorite craters" (PDF). Cione, Alberto L.; et al. (2002). "Putative Meteoritic Craters in Río Cuarto (Central Argentina) Interpreted...
(International Space Station) transit. Solar System portal List of lunarcraters Moon Observational astronomy Planetshine Herald, Dave; Breit, Derek;...
The LunarCrater Radio Telescope (LCRT) is a proposal by the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) to create an ultra-long-wavelength (that is, wavelengths...
Craters of the Moon may refer to: Lunarcraters, craters on the Earth's Moon Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, a volcanic preserve in...
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