Erro is a lunar impact crater that lies beyond the eastern limb of the Moon, on the far side as seen from the Earth. It lies along the eastern fringes of the uneven plain that joins Mare Marginis to the northwest with Mare Smythii to the west-southwest. This part of the surface is sometimes brought into sight of observers on the Earth due to libration. However even at such times not much detail can be seen, as the surface is viewed from the edge.
 Apollo 16 Mapping Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 5°41′N 98°32′E / 5.68°N 98.54°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 66 km |
| Depth | 1.2 km |
| Colongitude | 187° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Luis Enrique Erro |
Nearby craters of note include Babcock to the west-southwest, Saenger to the east-southeast and Dreyer to the north-northwest.
The crater is named after the Mexican astronomer Luis Enrique Erro.[1]
This crater has a low, broken rim that only projects a small distance above the surface. The somewhat uneven surrounding plains have intruded into the interior of this crater, leaving a level, nearly featureless floor. The most intact sections of the rim lie along the northern and northeastern sides. The satellite crater Erro V is attached to the outer rim to the northwest, and there is a smaller crater along the southern rim. There is a small craterlet in the northeastern part of the interior floor.
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 Erro.
| Erro | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6.8° N | 100.5° E | 30 km |
| J | 4.6° N | 99.4° E | 15 km |
| K | 3.8° N | 99.6° E | 17 km |
| T | 5.6° N | 96.9° E | 16 km |
| V | 6.3° N | 97.8° E | 18 km |
References
edit- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Erro". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
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- Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
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- 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.
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