Macrobius (moon crater)

Macrobius

Macrobius (right) and surroundings ( LROC- WAC)

position

21.23 ° N , 45.95 ° O coordinates: 21 ° 13 '48 " N , 45 ° 57' 0" O

diameter

63 km

depth

4050 m

Card sheet

43 (PDF)

Named after

Ambrosius T. Macrobius (4th / 5th century)

Named since

1935

Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

62.79

Macrobius, taken by Apollo 17

Macrobius is a striking impact crater northwest of the Mare Crisium in the northeast quadrant of the Earth's moon . It lies on the southeastern bank of the Lacus Bonitatis , a smaller lunar sea . The much smaller Tisserand crater joins to the east.

The outer crater wall of Macrobius shows a strongly terraced structure with some scree slopes on the upper levels. On the west side, the small satellite crater 'Macrobius C' covers the crater rim, but beyond that it shows hardly any signs of wear. A central mountain complex rises in the middle of the crater floor. The relatively flat ground otherwise only shows a low range of hills in the west.

List of Macrobius minor craters
Letter	position	diameter	link
C.	20.82 ° N , 45.01 ° EMoon 20.82 45.01	12 km	[1]
E.	18.67 ° N , 46.78 ° EMoon 18.67 46.78	8 kilometers	[2]
F.	22.47 ° N , 48.54 ° OMoon 22.47 48.54	11 km	[3]
K	21.45 ° N , 40.22 ° OMoon 9.45 p.m. 40.22 p.m.	12 km	[4]
M.	24.93 ° N , 40.91 ° EMoon 24.93 40.91	41 km	[5]
N	22.78 ° N , 40.83 ° EMoon 22.78 40.83	5 km	[6]
P	22.94 ° N , 39.53 ° EMoon 22.94 39.53	19 km	[7]
Q	20.37 ° N , 47.6 ° EMoon 20.37 47.6	8 kilometers	[8th]
S.	23.29 ° N , 49.59 ° EMoon 23.29 49.59	26 km	[9]
T	23.8 ° N , 48.63 ° EMoon 23.8 48.63	32 km	[10]
U	24.92 ° N , 42.75 ° EMoon 24.92 42.75	6 km	[11]
V	25.37 ° N , 43.25 ° EMoon 25.37 43.25	4 km	[12]
W.	24.7 ° N , 44.59 ° EMoon 24.07 44.59	26 km	[13]
X	22.88 ° N , 42.16 ° EMoon 22.88 42.16	5 km	[14]
Y	23.56 ° N , 42.14 ° EMoon 23:56 42:14	5 km	[15]
Z	24.28 ° N , 42.53 ° EMoon 24.28 42.53	5 km	[16]

The following Macrobius secondary craters have since been given their own name by the IAU :

Macrobius A - see Carmichael Crater .
Macrobius B - see Hill Crater .
Macrobius D - see Fredholm Crater .
Macrobius L - see Esclangon Crater .

Individual evidence

^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2000, p. 278

Web links

Macrobius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
Macrobius crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"

[1] John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2000, p. 278