Loewy (crater)
Encyclopedia
Loewy is a small lunar
crater
that lies along the eastern rim of Mare Humorum
, in the southwest part of the Moon
's near side. This is a lava
-flooded formation that lies to the southwest of the larger, lava-flooded crater Agatharchides
. To the southeast is an even larger lava-flooded formation, Hippalus
.
The rim of Loewy is worn and eroded, with a break in the southwest where lava may have flooded into the interior from the surrounding lunar mare. The formation is not quite circular, being somewhat elongated towards the southeast. There is a small craterlet, Loewy A, along the northeastern rim. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless. Attached to the northern exterior of the rim is Agatharchides C, a bowl-shaped crater.
Moon
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that lies along the eastern rim of Mare Humorum
Mare Humorum
Mare Humorum is a lunar mare. The impact basin it is located in is 825 kilometers across. It was not sampled by the Apollo program, so a precise age has not been determined. However, geological mapping indicates that it is intermediate in age between the Imbrium and Nectaris Basins, suggesting an...
, in the southwest part of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
's near side. This is a lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
-flooded formation that lies to the southwest of the larger, lava-flooded crater Agatharchides
Agatharchides (crater)
Agatharchides is a lunar crater located at the southern edge of Oceanus Procellarum, in the region between the Mare Humorum and Mare Nubium. To the east-southeast is the crater Bullialdus, and to the south-southwest lies Loewy. It is named after the Greek geographer Agatharchides.The interior of...
. To the southeast is an even larger lava-flooded formation, Hippalus
Hippalus (crater)
Hippalus the remnant of a lunar crater on the eastern edge of Mare Humorum. To the southeast is the crater Campanus, and to the northwest is the small flooded crater Loewy....
.
The rim of Loewy is worn and eroded, with a break in the southwest where lava may have flooded into the interior from the surrounding lunar mare. The formation is not quite circular, being somewhat elongated towards the southeast. There is a small craterlet, Loewy A, along the northeastern rim. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless. Attached to the northern exterior of the rim is Agatharchides C, a bowl-shaped crater.
Satellite 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 Loewy.| Loewy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 22.3° S | 32.5° W | 7 km |
| B | 23.2° S | 32.9° W | 4 km |
| G | 23.0° S | 31.9° W | 5 km |
| H | 22.8° S | 31.9° W | 5 km |