Jacobi (crater)

Jacobi (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=56.7
N_or_S=S
longitude=11.4
E_or_W=E
diameter=68 km
depth=3.3 km
colong=349
eponym=Karl G. J. Jacobi

Jacobi is a lunar crater that is located in the southern highlands on the near side of the Moon. It lies southeast of the Lilius crater, with Cuvier crater to the north-northwest and Baco crater to the northeast. The crater is 68 kilometers in diameter and 3.3 kilometers in depth. It is from the Pre-Nectarian period, 4.55 to 3.92 billion years ago."Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition". CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.]

This crater has a worn rim that is overlaid by several craters along the southern face, including 'Jacobi J', and a pair on the northern rim. The result is an outer rim that appears flattened along the northern and southern faces. The larger of the craters on the north rim, 'Jacobi O', forms a member of a chain of craters that form a rough line across the interior floor from northeast to southwest. The central part of this chain in particular forms a merger of several tiny craters at the mid-point of the floor. The remainder of the floor is level, perhaps as a result of erosion or deposited material.cite book
first=Antonín | last=Rükl | authorlink=Antonín Rükl
year=1990 | title=Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Kalmbach Books
id=ISBN 0-913135-17-8
]

The overlapping crater triplet of 'Jacobi F', 'Jacobi E', and 'Jacobi G' form a line to the south of Jacobi crater. The crater itself is named for Carl Jacobi, a 19th century German mathematician.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Jacobi crater. [cite book
author=Bussey, B.; Spudis, P.,
year=2004 | title=The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=New York
id=ISBN 0-521-81528-2
]

References

* cite web
author = B. H. Foing, J.-L. Josset | date = August 14, 2006
url = http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEM8A7BUQPE_0.html
title = Eroded structures in Jacobi crater: a window on the past
publisher = ESA - SMART-1 | accessdate = 2006-08-25


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