Gambart is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Insularum, near the central region of the Moon. It is named after French astronomer Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart.[1] It can be located to the south-southeast of the prominent ray crater Copernicus. In the past, the floor of Gambart has been flooded with lava, leaving a relatively flat surface surrounded by a smooth but somewhat polygon-shaped outer rim. To the southwest of Gambart is an area of hilly terrain deposited from ejecta during the Mare Imbrium impact, known as the Fra Mauro Formation.
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 1°00′N 15°12′W / 1.0°N 15.2°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 km |
| Depth | 1.1 km |
| Colongitude | 15° at sunrise |
| Eponym | J.-F. A. Gambart |
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The smaller Gambart C crater is located to the northeast of Gambart itself. Roughly between Gambart and Gambart C is a lunar dome, a type of shield volcano. The Surveyor 2 probe crashed to the northeast of Gambart C.
Satellite craters edit
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Gambart.
| Gambart | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1.0° N | 18.7° W | 12 km |
| B | 2.2° N | 11.5° W | 11 km |
| C | 3.3° N | 11.8° W | 12 km |
| D | 3.4° N | 17.7° W | 6 km |
| E | 1.0° N | 17.2° W | 4 km |
| F | 0.1° N | 16.9° W | 5 km |
| G | 1.9° N | 12.0° W | 6 km |
| H | 3.2° N | 10.6° W | 4 km |
| J | 0.7° S | 18.2° W | 7 km |
| K | 3.9° N | 14.2° W | 4 km |
| L | 3.3° N | 15.3° W | 4 km |
| M | 5.4° N | 11.7° W | 4 km |
| N | 0.5° S | 14.9° W | 5 km |
| R | 0.6° S | 20.8° W | 4 km |
| S | 0.1° S | 13.2° W | 3 km |
Images edit
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Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Gambart A -
Oblique Apollo 12 image of Gambart A -
Lunar Orbiter 2 image of Gambart C -
Lunar Orbiter 3 image of Gambart J
References edit
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- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
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- McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- 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. S2CID 122125855.
- Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
- 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.
- Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
External links edit
- Gambart at The Moon Wiki
- Lunar Orbiter 1 photos 134 and 135, showing part of Gambart crater and the area to the northwest
Related articles edit
- Wood, Chuck (March 20, 2007). "3.8 Billion Years of History". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011.
- Wood, Chuck (July 25, 2008). "Extreme Makeover". Lunar Photo of the Day. - Gambart-type craters
- Wood, Chuck (October 3, 2008). "Ups and Downs". Lunar Photo of the Day. - Gambart B, C and environs