Pierre Curie, Paris - Curie Lunar Crater
N 48° 50.781 E 002° 20.709
31U E 451955 N 5410582
Pierre Curie (May 15, 1859 – died April 19, 1906) was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. Curie is a large lunar crater, much of which lies on the far side of the Moon as seen from Earth.
Waymark Code: WM49Q9
Location: France
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
Views: 60
The location is that of the Pantheon in Paris, where Pierre Curie is buried.
Pierre and one of his students made the first discovery of nuclear energy, by identifying the continuous emission of heat from radium particles. He also investigated the radiation emissions of radioactive substances, and through the use of magnetic fields was able to show that some of the emissions were positively charged, some were negative and some were neutral. These correspond to alpha, beta and gamma radiation.
The western rim of Curie crater projects into the near side of the Moon, as defined by the selenographic coordinate system. However the visibility of this formation depends on the effects of libration, so that it can be brought fully into view or completely hidden depending on the orientation of the Moon. When visible, however, it is seen nearly from the side, limiting the amount of detail that can be observed.
Nearby craters of note include Schorr to the northwest and the Sklodowska walled plain to the northeast. Attached to the southeastern rim is the heavily damaged Lauritsen walled plain. Both Sklodowska and Lauritsen are smaller than Curie.
The interior floor of the Curie crater forms a relatively level plain, at least in comparison to the terrain that surrounds the crater. However this floor is disrupted in several locations by small impacts. A cluster of such impacts lies near the southwestern rim, with several of these craters overlapping each other. The small crater 'Curie K' is located in the southeastern part of the floor, and 'Curie V' lies alongside the northwestern inner wall.
(Text from wikipedia)
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