Mitchell (crater)

Crater on the Moon

Feature on the moon

Mitchell

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

Coordinates| 49°42′N 20°12′E﻿ / ﻿49.7°N 20.2°E﻿ / 49.7; 20.2
Diameter| 30 km
Depth| 1.3 km
Colongitude| 340° at sunrise
Eponym| Maria Mitchell
Selenochromatic image(Si) of the crater area (to the right) with some selenochromatic landmarks 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.

## Features

[edit]

It is characterised by an extremely high rockfall density by lunar standards.[2]: 2

## Satellite craters

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|

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

[edit]

* 1455 Mitchella, asteroid
* Maria Mitchell Observatory

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Mitchell (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
2. ^ Bickel, Valentin Tertius; et al. (2020-06-08). "Impacts drive lunar rockfalls over billions of years". Nature Communications. 11: 1–7\. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16653-3. eISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7280507.

* 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.
* 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. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
* 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]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mitchell (crater).

* Wood, Chuck (September 11, 2007). "Eating a Smaller Fry". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved 2007-09-11.