IWLOP #082 - Davy & Catena Davy
Notable crater with a nearby chain of 23 very small craters likely caused by a fragmented comet or asteroid impacting the Moon.
Location: 11.0 S 7.0 W Origin: Impact Size: 35 km (Davy), 47 km long (Catena Davy) Rukl: 43 Type: Crater and Catena
Objects: Davy, Catena Davy, Lalande, Mosting
Others Identified: Palisa
Location: Home
Date: 2021-03-22
Time: 9:22 PM & 9:40 PM ADT
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 4.7mm with 82° FOV
Magnification: x530
Seeing: Very Good (4)
Transparency: Good (3)
R1: Davy is a circular crater with a central peak; its east and west walls looked collapsed. Davy A was round, sharp-rimmed and had impacted the SE wall of Davy.
NOTE: I came across these features quite by accident when searching for the Fra Mauro Formation. Catena Davy was so clear! I was quite excited because a friend had searched for and found it a night or two before and we could now compare notes. |