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Murchison (crater)

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Coordinates:5°06′N0°06′W / 5.1°N 0.1°W /5.1; -0.1

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Crater on the Moon

Feature on the moon

Murchison
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates	5°06′N0°06′W / 5.1°N 0.1°W /5.1; -0.1
Diameter	58 km
Depth	1.8 km
Colongitude	0° at sunrise
Eponym	Roderick I. Murchison

The crater area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Murchison is alunar impact crater on the north edge of theSinus Medii. It was named in honour of the geologistSir Roderick Murchison.^[1] It shares a section of rim with the craterPallas. To the southeast on themare is the circular craterChladni, and to the northeast isUkert. Farther to the east is the prominentTriesnecker. Murchison lies astride the lunar zenith line, i.e. the starting longitude of theselenographic coordinate system.

The wall of Murchison is heavily worn and has completely disappeared in a wide gap to the southeast. The rim is most intact along the northeast part of the crater, but even there it is indented and irregular. Only a ridge remains of the rim shared by Pallas and Murchison, with gaps to the north and south. A low ridge from the east wall runs south to join the rim of Chladni. The crater floor has been flooded withlava and joins the Sinus Medii through the wide gap in the southeast wall.

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 Murchison.

Murchison	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
T	4.4° N	0.1° E	3 km

References

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^"Murchison (crater)".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toMurchison (crater).

Murchison at The Moon Wiki
Intricate Young Ejecta Blanket in Ancient Murchison
Wood, Chuck (November 2, 2006)."Move Over Orbiter". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived fromthe original on June 14, 2011.
Wood, Chuck (April 8, 2010)."Textured Ejecta". Lunar Photo of the Day. - Rima Bode, also includes Murchison Crater

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