circo

English translation: cirque

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Spanish term or phrase:circo
English translation:cirque
Entered by: ___jck___

13:49 Apr 11, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space / Selenography
Spanish term or phrase: circo
Los aspectos principales que atrajeron anteriormente la atención de los observadores fueron el pico o meseta central; la extensión protuberante y que en forma de colina se extiende del Norte hacia Mädler; la relación que une a esta colina con la meseta central; y la relación de la meseta con el extremo Sud del circo.

The above is from an article in a Spanish astronomy journal of 1914, about observations of the Madler crater.
I am not sure what is meant by "circo" here.
TIA
Clifford Marcus
Local time: 15:41
cirque
Explanation:
I believe this is a geographical term which refers to form of the crater.

The second reference, which is an article dealing with the geography of craters from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada makes reference to the term.
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___jck___
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:41
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many thanks
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4 +2cirque
___jck___
4 +1cirque / corrie
Lisa McCarthy


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cirque


Explanation:
I believe this is a geographical term which refers to form of the crater.

The second reference, which is an article dealing with the geography of craters from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada makes reference to the term.

Example sentence(s):
  • The southern and south-western parts of the rim are reasonable intact and form an impressive cirque of 180 degrees... (see ref 2, pg. 258)

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque
    Reference: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1956JRASC..50..250B
___jck___
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:41
Native speaker of: English
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many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: You were first!
1 hr
  -> Although only by a minute! Many thanks Phil for your agreement, judicious as always.

agree  Lydia De Jorge
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cirque / corrie


Explanation:
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-04-11 14:06:49 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque

corrie
n : a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain
a lake [syn: cirque, cwm]
http://dictionary.die.net/corrie



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Note added at 20 mins (2011-04-11 14:09:41 GMT)
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NN2705 : Descending Narnain's ***southern corrie**
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14 Apr 2010 ... It is straightforward to descend from Narnain by its southern corrie, regaining the main path by the Narnain boulders; there is even a very ...
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1805621.kml

Ellenvale Hills, between Townsville and Charters Towers, North ...
St George's Tree has two clear ridges up to its summit, curving around the huge **southern corrie** of this hill. Having said this, the eastern most of the two ...
www.townsvillenet.com.au/mountains/ellenvale.htm - Cached

[PDF]
Quaternary Glaciation in the Pindus Mountains, Northwest Greece
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by PD Hughes - 2004 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
In the **southern cirque** of the north peak of Bogdoni (2238 m a.s.l.), diamicton deposits are evident containing subrounded and striated clasts. ...
www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/staff/.../Hughes 2004.pd...

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  eski
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Eski! Although James got there first with 'cirque' :)
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