Street (crater)
Encyclopedia
Street is a lunar
impact crater
located just to the south of the prominent ray crater Tycho
. Street lies within the skirt of high-albedo
ejecta from Tycho, and it is more heavily worn than its younger and larger neighbor. There are several smaller craters joined to the western rim, as well as two craters along the eastern rim. The floor is relatively smooth and flat, except for a small craterlet in the western half. The crater is 58 kilometers in diameter and 1,500 meters in depth. It may be from the Pre-Imbrian period
, which lasted from 4.55 to 3.85 billion years ago. It is named for the 17th-century English astronomer Thomas Street
e.
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...
located just to the south of the prominent ray crater Tycho
Tycho (crater)
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe . To the south is the crater Street; to the east is Pictet, and to the north-northeast is Sasserides. The surface around Tycho is replete with craters of various sizes,...
. Street lies within the skirt of high-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...
ejecta from Tycho, and it is more heavily worn than its younger and larger neighbor. There are several smaller craters joined to the western rim, as well as two craters along the eastern rim. The floor is relatively smooth and flat, except for a small craterlet in the western half. The crater is 58 kilometers in diameter and 1,500 meters in depth. It may be from the Pre-Imbrian period
Lunar geologic timescale
The lunar geological timescale divides the history of Earth's Moon into five generally recognized periods: the Copernican, Eratosthenian, Imbrian , Nectarian, and Pre-Nectarian...
, which lasted from 4.55 to 3.85 billion years ago. It is named for the 17th-century English astronomer Thomas Street
Thomas Street
Thomas Street was an English astronomer. In 1661, he published Astronomia Carolina, a new theorie of Coelestial Motions. An Appendix to Astronomia Carolina followed in 1664....
e.
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 Street.| Street | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 47.0° S | 9.0° W | 17 km |
| B | 47.1° S | 12.1° W | 14 km |
| C | 48.3° S | 15.4° W | 15 km |
| D | 48.9° S | 12.6° W | 11 km |
| E | 47.5° S | 11.8° W | 12 km |
| F | 48.3° S | 16.6° W | 8 km |
| G | 46.6° S | 15.0° W | 11 km |
| H | 48.3° S | 12.2° W | 29 km |
| J | 48.7° S | 13.7° W | 7 km |
| K | 47.6° S | 13.1° W | 9 km |
| L | 50.7° S | 13.5° W | 8 km |
| M | 47.7° S | 14.6° W | 49 km |
| N | 48.1° S | 10.4° W | 5 km |
| P | 45.7° S | 11.9° W | 6 km |
| R | 49.1° S | 14.5° W | 5 km |
| S | 49.0° S | 14.7° W | 4 km |
| T | 49.2° S | 15.1° W | 9 km |