Loading AI tools
Crater on the Moon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ross is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It was named after James Clark Ross (British explorer) and Frank E. Ross (American astronomer and optician).[1] It lies south-southwest of the crater Plinius, and northeast of the lava-flooded Maclear.
Coordinates | 11.7°N 21.7°E |
---|---|
Diameter | 24 km |
Depth | 1.8 km |
Colongitude | 338° at sunrise |
Eponym | James C. Ross and Frank Elmore Ross |
This crater has a generally circular shape, but is not quite symmetrical. The inner walls slope down to a base of slumped material, before joining a relatively level interior floor. There is a low ridge to the west of the crater midpoint.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Ross.
Ross | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
B | 11.4° N | 20.2° E | 6 km |
C | 11.7° N | 19.0° E | 5 km |
D | 12.6° N | 23.3° E | 9 km |
E | 11.1° N | 23.4° E | 4 km |
F | 10.9° N | 24.2° E | 5 km |
G | 10.7° N | 24.9° E | 5 km |
H | 10.2° N | 21.8° E | 5 km |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.