Proclus (moon crater)
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position | 16.04 ° N , 46.82 ° E | |
diameter | 27 km | |
Card sheet | 43 (PDF) | |
Named after | Proclus Diadochus | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Proclus is a young impact crater on the moon west of the Mare Crisium on the eastern border of the Palus Somni . It lies south of the terraced Macrobius crater and west-northwest of the flooded Yerkes crater . The foothills called Olivium and Lavinium lie between Proclus and Yerkes.
The crater rim has a polygonal shape reminiscent of a pentagon and does not particularly rise above the surrounding terrain. The crater has a high albedo , which is otherwise only exceeded by the Aristarchus crater .
The crater has a sizeable radiation system that continues for 600 kilometers. The system is asymmetrical, with the largest rays pointing northwest, north-northeast, and northeast. In an arch to the southwest there are no ejected impact debris, which indicates a low impact angle.
Letter | position | diameter | link | |
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A. | 13.32 ° N , 42.22 ° O | 14 km | [1] | |
C. | 12.93 ° N , 43.57 ° E | 9 km | [2] | |
D. | 17.41 ° N , 41.01 ° O | 12 km | [3] | |
E. | 16.57 ° N , 40.9 ° E | 12 km | [4] | |
F. | Renamed to Crile | |||
G | 12.71 ° N , 42.69 ° O | 33 km | [5] | |
J | 17.03 ° N , 43.99 ° O | 5 km | [6] | |
K | 16.49 ° N , 46.19 ° E | 15 km | [7] | |
L. | 17.01 ° N , 46.32 ° O | 10 km | [8th] | |
M. | 16.42 ° N , 45.14 ° E | 10 km | [9] | |
P | 15.33 ° N , 48.77 ° O | 27 km | [10] | |
R. | 15.89 ° N , 45.49 ° O | 29 km | [11] | |
S. | 15.65 ° N , 47.97 ° O | 18 km | [12] | |
T | 15.38 ° N , 46.75 ° E | 19 km | [13] | |
U | 15.17 ° N , 48.05 ° E | 14 km | [14] | |
V | 14.71 ° N , 48.39 ° O | 17 km | [15] | |
W. | 17.46 ° N , 46.21 ° E | 7 km | [16] | |
X | 17.68 ° N , 45.13 ° O | 6 km | [17] | |
Y | 17.42 ° N , 44.9 ° E | 7 km | [18] | |
Z | 17.92 ° N , 44.73 ° E | 6 km | [19] |
Web links
- Proclus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- SkyTrip: Proclus