Julius Caesar (moon crater)
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| Julius Caesar (bottom left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 9.09 ° N , 15.19 ° E | |
| diameter | 85 km | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Julius Caesar , Roman statesman, general and author (approx. 102–44 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Julius Caesar is a lava- flooded impact crater on the Earth's moon with a low, irregular and heavily worn wall. It has a diameter of around 85 kilometers.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 7.66 ° N , 14.45 ° E | 14 km | [1] |
| B. | 9.74 ° N , 13.92 ° E | 7 km | [2] |
| C. | 7.28 ° N , 15.33 ° E | 5 km | [3] |
| D. | 7.18 ° N , 16.5 ° E | 5 km | [4] |
| F. | 11.62 ° N , 12.97 ° E | 23 km | [5] |
| G | 10.16 ° N , 15.74 ° O | 20 km | [6] |
| H | 8.77 ° N , 13.57 ° E | 3 km | [7] |
| J | 9.3 ° N , 13.66 ° E | 3 km | [8th] |
| P | 11.16 ° N , 14.15 ° E | 36 km | [9] |
| Q | 12.99 ° N , 13.96 ° E | 29 km | [10] |
The crater was named by the IAU in 1935 after the Roman general of the same name .
Web link
- Julius Caesar in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS