lunar crater

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• It may be that some astronomers felt the same way as William W. Campbell, who wrote of his interest in lunar craters in 1920 when he was director of Lick Observatory.

  Academic text (2004)

• A lunar crater could support a dish like the Arecibo telescope.

  Academic text (1991)

• At age 3, he could name many lunar craters.

  Academic text (1996)

• The origin of the lunar craters is still obscure.

  Academic text (1998)

• At the time of Holden's work, the origin of lunar craters was still very much a matter of debate.

  Academic text (2004)

• He admitted, however, that such explanations may not work as well for other lunar craters.

  Academic text (2004)

• Gilbert's paper, however, received less attention than it deserved, with the result that the debate over the origin of lunar craters continued for another half-century or so.

  Academic text (2004)

• In the top image of these two of the lunar crater Theophilus, one can see the usual blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere, while in the second, one can discern detail available from a large telescope.

  Academic text (2000)

• Accompanying this transcription, Holden wrote: "Dr. Gilbert is the first geologist of high standing to give his authority to the hypothesis that lunar craters have, in general, been formed by the bombardment of the lunar surface by meteorites."

  Academic text (2004)

• The large lunar crater Langrenus is well placed for viewing this month.

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology