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Catena, Catenae

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A descriptor term used in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Definition

Chain of craters (Contopoulos and Jappel 1973; IAU Gazetteer 2014).

Previous Definitions

Chain: chain of distinct craters (Wilhelms 1987 p. 3); crater chain, a chain, or line of craters (de Vaucouleur et al. 1975).

Origin of Term

Chain, Latin.

History of Nomenclature

Added in 1973 (Contopoulos and Jappel 1973). Names of Lunar catenae are in reverse order (descriptor term is the first element).

See Also

Crater Chain (Impact, Primary)

Pit Crater Chain, Pit Chain

Secondary-Crater Chain

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References

  • Contopoulos G, Jappel A (eds) (1973) Proceedings of the 15th general assembly and extraordinary general assembly. Transactions of the IAU Vol. XV B. Association of University for Research in Astronomy, Sydney, Australia

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  • de Vaucouleur G, Blunck J, Davies M, Dollfus A, Koval IK, Kuiper GP, Masursky H, Miyamoto S, Moroz VI, Sagan C, Smith B (1975) The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union. Icarus 26(1):85–98

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  • IAU Gazetteer (2014) Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature. International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

  • Wilhelms DE (1987) The geologic history of the moon. USGS Professional paper 1348

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  1. NASA Ames Research Center/NPP, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Henrik Hargitai

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    Henrik Hargitai

  2. Konkoly Thege Miklos Astronomical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Ákos Kereszturi

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Hargitai, H. (2015). Catena, Catenae. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_35

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