Celsius (moon crater)
| Celsius | ||
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| position | 34.11 ° S , 20.04 ° E | |
| diameter | 39 km | |
| Card sheet | 113 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Anders Celsius (1701–1744) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Celsius is a small impact crater in the mountainous regions of the southern hemisphere of the moon . It is less than a crater diameter south-southwest of the Zagut crater and north of the Büsching crater .
The southwestern edge is destroyed by several (later) smaller craters. A valley-like structure seems to connect Celsius to Celsius A.
Some other small craters nearby are called Celsius A, Celsius B, ... Celsius H is within Celsius.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 32.99 ° S , 20.47 ° O | 12 km | [1] |
| B. | 34.66 ° S , 19.61 ° O | 6 km | [2] |
| D. | 34.77 ° S , 19.05 ° O | 19 km | [3] |
| E. | 32.93 ° S , 20.03 ° E | 9 km | [4] |
| H | 33.87 ° S , 20.08 ° E | 5 km | [5] |
Web links
- Celsius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Celsius crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
