Macrobius (moon crater)
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position | 21.23 ° N , 45.95 ° 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 |

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