Faraday (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42.4° S, 8.7° E |
| Diameter | 70 km |
| Depth | 4.1 km |
| Colongitude | 352° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Michael Faraday |
Faraday is a lunar impact crater in the southern highlands of the Moon. It lies across the southeast rim of the larger Stöfler crater, and the northwest rim of Faraday forms a wide rampart across the otherwise flat floor of Stöfler. To the west of Faraday is the Maurolycus crater.
The rim of Faraday crater has been significantly overlain by subsequent impacts, most notably by an overlapping pair across the southwest rim and a crater across the northwest rim. There is a low central ridge running from the southwest to the northeast, nearly dividing the crater floor in half. The floor is nearly flat in the northwest half.
[edit] 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 Faraday crater.
| Faraday | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 41.5° S | 9.7° E | 21 km |
| C | 43.3° S | 8.1° E | 30 km |
| D | 43.7° S | 9.6° E | 14 km |
| G | 45.8° S | 10.1° E | 31 km |
| H | 45.0° S | 10.3° E | 12 km |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
