Heyrovsky (crater)
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Heyrovsky is a small lunar
impact crater
on the far side of the Moon
. This crater lies just beyond the southwestern limb, in an area of the surface that is sometimes brought into view of the Earth
during periods of favorable libration
and illumination by sun
light. It lies within the southern part of the wide skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Imbrium
impact basin.
This is a circular crater formation with an interior that is shaped like a bowl. The inner walls are simple in structure, and slope straight town to the small interior floor at the mid-point. The crater interior has a generally higher albedo
than its surroundings, giving it a somewhat brighter appearance.
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...
impact 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...
on the far side 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...
. This crater lies just beyond the southwestern limb, in an area of the surface that is sometimes brought into view of the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
during periods of favorable libration
Libration
In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.-Lunar libration:...
and illumination by sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
light. It lies within the southern part of the wide skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium, Latin for "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains", is a vast lunar mare filling a basin on Earth's Moon and one of the larger craters in the Solar System. Mare Imbrium was created when lava flooded the giant crater formed when a very large object hit the Moon long ago...
impact basin.
This is a circular crater formation with an interior that is shaped like a bowl. The inner walls are simple in structure, and slope straight town to the small interior floor at the mid-point. The crater interior has a generally higher albedo
Albedo
Albedo , or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it...
than its surroundings, giving it a somewhat brighter appearance.