Sampson (crater)
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Sampson is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater
located near the central part of the Mare Imbrium
. To the northeast is the crater Landsteiner
, and to the southeast lies Timocharis
. West of this crater is the Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge in the mare
.
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...
located near the central part of 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...
. To the northeast is the crater Landsteiner
Landsteiner (crater)
Landsteiner is a tiny, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater located in the central Mare Imbrium. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with no appreciable erosion. Nearby to the south is a low wrinkle ridge named the Dorsum Grabau. Farther south is the prominent crater Timocharis.This feature was...
, and to the southeast lies Timocharis
Timocharis (crater)
Timocharis is a prominent lunar impact crater located on the Mare Imbrium. The closest crater of comparable dimensions is Lambert to the west. The smaller craters Feuillée and Beer lie to the east of Timocharis....
. West of this crater is the Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge in the mare
Lunar mare
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and...
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External links
- LTO-40B1 Sampson — L&PI topographic orthophotomap of the crater and its vicinity.