Mitchell (crater)

Short description: Crater on the Moon

Mitchell

Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Mitchell, with rim of Aristoteles at left

Diameter| 30 km
Depth| 1.3 km
Colongitude| 340° at sunrise

Location of the lunar crater Mitchell

Mitchell is a lunar impact crater, which is attached to the eastern rim of the larger and more prominent crater Aristoteles. It was named after American astronomer Maria Mitchell.[1] The floor of Mitchell is rough and irregular, with a low central rise, being partially filled with the ejecta of the younger Aristoteles. There is a slight notch in the southern rim, and the western wall has been completely absorbed by the rim of Aristoteles.

## Contents

* 1 Satellite craters
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint which is closest to Mitchell.

Feature | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | Ref

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Mitchell B  | 48.3° N  | 19.3° E  | 5.4 km  | WGPSN
Mitchell E  | 47.6° N  | 21.7° E  | 7.72 km  | WGPSN

## See also

* 1455 Mitchella, asteroid
* Maria Mitchell Observatory

## References

1. ↑ "Mitchell (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

* Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
* Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
* 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. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780936389271.
* McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/.
* 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. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. Bibcode: 1971SSRv...12..136M.
* Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co.. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6. https://archive.org/details/patrickmooreonmo00patr.
* 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. https://archive.org/details/celestialobjects00webb.
* 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

* Wood, Chuck (September 11, 2007). "Eating a Smaller Fry". Lunar Photo of the Day. http://www.lpod.org/?m=20070911.

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