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Nušl (crater)

Coordinates: 32°18′N 167°36′E / 32.3°N 167.6°E / 32.3; 167.6
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Nušl
LRO image
image width 90 km
Coordinates32°18′N 167°36′E / 32.3°N 167.6°E / 32.3; 167.6
Diameter61 km
Depth3.8 km[1]
Colongitude192° at sunrise
EponymFrantišek Nušl
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 2 image with Trumpler below center and Nušl above center

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.

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

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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°48′N 169°00′E / 32.8°N 169.0°E / 32.8; 169.0 (Nušl E) 26,5
S 31°12′N 164°06′E / 31.2°N 164.1°E / 31.2; 164.1 (Nušl S) 42
Y 34°12′N 166°48′E / 34.2°N 166.8°E / 34.2; 166.8 (Nušl Y) 51

References

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  1. ^ a b Data of laser altimetry from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (obtained via JMARS software).
  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.
  3. ^ "Nušl". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2015-06-29.

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