Haworth (crater)

Haworth is an impact crater that lies at the south pole region of the Moon.[1] The crater is named after British chemist Walter Haworth.[2]

Haworth
Haworth Crater as imaged by Diviner. NASA photo.
Coordinates86.9°S 4°W / -86.9; -4
Diameter51.4 km
EponymWalter Haworth

Formation

According to a 2015 study by Tye et al., Haworth was formed sometime during the Pre-Nectarian period, meaning it is at least 3.9 Ga (billion years) old.[3]

Physical features

Due to Haworth's position near the lunar south pole, large amounts of the crater are permanently shadowed regions. These regions are very cold; many are believed to never reach temperatures above 40 Kelvin, making Haworth colder than nearby craters such as Shackleton and Faustini.[4] Haworth and its surrounding low-lying areas are home to frost, which may be partly caused by these particularly low temperatures.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Chandrayaan-1 peeks inside Moon craters". Astronomy.com. January 16, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  2. "Two New Crater Names Approved for Earth's Moon". U.S. Geological Survey. October 30, 2008. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  3. Tye, Alexander R.; et al. (15 July 2015). "The age of lunar south circumpolar craters Haworth, Shoemaker, Faustini, and Shackleton: Implications for regional geology, surface processes, and volatile sequestration". Icarus. Elsevier. 255: 70–77. Bibcode:2015Icar..255...70T. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.03.016. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  4. Sefton-Nash, Elliott; Seigler, Matthew A.; Paige, David A. (2013). "Thermal Extremes in Permanently Shadowed Regions at the Lunar South Pole" (PDF). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA & UCLA. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  5. Moores, John E. (16 December 2015). "Lunar water migration in the interval between large impacts: Heterogeneous delivery to Permanently Shadowed Regions, fractionation, and diffusive barriers". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. American Geophysical Union. 121 (1): 46–60. doi:10.1002/2015JE004929. S2CID 131734382.
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