Klute (crater)

Coordinates: 37°12′N 141°18′W / 37.2°N 141.3°W / 37.2; -141.3
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Klute
LRO image
Coordinates37°12′N 141°18′W / 37.2°N 141.3°W / 37.2; -141.3
Diameter75 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude142° at sunrise
EponymDaniel O. Klute
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west

Klute is a crater on the Moon's far side. It lies to the southeast of the larger walled plain Fowler, and east of the crater Gadomski.

Klute is a heavily worn crater with multiple smaller craters along the outer rim. The satellite crater Klute W impacted to the northwest of Klute, and a large slump or landslide has occurred where material has flowed into the unnamed crater within Klute.[1] The remainder of the floor is an uneven plain marked with several small, eroded craters.

This crater was named after Dr. Daniel Klute in 1970,[2] a scientist who helped develop engines for the Saturn V rocket before he died in 1964.

Satellite craters[edit]

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Klute.

Klute Latitude Longitude Diameter
M 35.1° N 141.1° W 24 km
W 38.2° N 143.0° W 13 km
X 39.5° N 143.0° W 40 km

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mass Wasting: Klute Crater, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
  2. ^ Klute, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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