Nušl (crater)

Nušl
	LRO image; image width 90 km
Coordinates	32.3°N 167.6°E
Diameter	61 km
Depth	3.8 km[1]
Colongitude	192° at sunrise
Eponym	František Nušl

Nušl /ˈnʊʃəl/ is an impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies just to the north of the crater Trumpler, and to the west of Shayn.

Oblique Lunar Orbiter 2 image with Trumpler below center and Nušl above center

Diameter of the crater is 61 km. Its mean depth is about 3.8 km, but the full range of heights (from the lowest point of the floor to the highest point of the rim) reaches 5.2 km.[1]

Age of this crater is estimated as Late Imbrian.[2] It has a slightly eroded rim, and still possesses some terrace or ledge structures along the inner wall. A small crater (Nušl E) is attached to the exterior rim along the east-northeast. The interior floor is relatively level, with an elongated central peak near the midpoint. Nušl contains only small craterlets, the biggest being about 1.5 km. It has no lava, rilles, or ray system.

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 Nušl.[3]

Nušl	Coordinates	Diameter, km
E	32.8°N 169.0°E / 32.8; 169.0 (Nušl E)	26,5
S	31.2°N 164.1°E / 31.2; 164.1 (Nušl S)	42
Y	34.2°N 166.8°E / 34.2; 166.8 (Nušl Y)	51

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References

Data of laser altimetry from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (obtained via JMARS software).
Wilhelms D. (1987). "Plate 9B. Upper Imbrian series, farside". Geologic History of the Moon. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1348. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08.
"Nušl". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2015-06-29.

Sources

Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature (PDF). NASA RP-1097. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Digital Lunar Orbiter Photo Number V-079-H1
Part of the crater. Its central peak is seen in the middle. Image by LRO with resolution 1.6 m/pixel; the width is about 8.0 km.

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[JMARS-1] Data of laser altimetry from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (obtained via JMARS software).

[Wilhelms_1987_plate_9B-2] Wilhelms D. (1987). "Plate 9B. Upper Imbrian series, farside". Geologic History of the Moon. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1348. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08.

[gazetteer-3] "Nušl". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2015-06-29.