Tycho Country

Craters Tycho, Longomontanus, Heinsius and Wurzelbauer D imaged from our Backyard in June 2016

Key to Craters in theMoons Southern Highlands

Tycho:

Approximate size 86 x 86 km with a 1500 metre high central peak.
Named after:  Tycho Brahé 16 th century Danish Astronomer.

Tycho information 

Longomontanus:

 Approximate size 146 x 146 km.
 Named after: Christen Sorensen (or
 Longomontanus) 17 th century Danish Astronomer.

 Longomontanus information

 Heinsius:

Approximate size 65 x 65 km.
Named after: Gottfried Heinsius
18 th century German Mathematician and Astronomer.

 Heinsius information

 Wurzelbauer D:

Approximate size 38 x 38 km.
Named after: Johann Philipp von Wurzelbauer
17 th century German Astronomer

 Wurzelbauer information


Credits:  Wikipedia and Virtual Moon Atlas 6.0