Firmicus (moon crater)
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| position | 7.25 ° N , 63.34 ° E | |
| diameter | 53 km | |
| depth | 2140 m | |
| Card sheet | 62 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Iulius Firmicus Maternus (4th century) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Firmicus is an impact crater on the eastern edge of the front of the moon , west of Mare Undarum and east of Lacus Perseverantiae , northeast of the crater Apollonius . The rim of the crater is moderately eroded, the interior is flooded by lavas that have penetrated the Lacus Perseverantiae and is therefore relatively flat.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 6.43 ° N , 64.96 ° E | 8 kilometers | [1] |
| B. | 7.32 ° N , 65.73 ° E | 16 km | [2] |
| C. | 7.73 ° N , 66.42 ° O | 13 km | [3] |
| D. | 5.9 ° N , 64.34 ° E | 11 km | [4] |
| E. | 8 ° N , 63.56 ° E | 9 km | [5] |
| F. | 6.58 ° N , 61.68 ° E | 10 km | [6] |
| G | 6.87 ° N , 61.86 ° O | 9 km | [7] |
| H | 7.4 ° N , 60.17 ° O | 8 kilometers | [8th] |
| M. | 4.08 ° N , 66.65 ° E | 44 km | [9] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the ancient astrologer Iulius Firmicus Maternus .
Web links
- Firmicus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Firmicus on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .