Sasserides
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| position | 39.28 ° S , 9.44 ° W | |
| diameter | 82 km | |
| depth | 1760 m | |
| Card sheet | 112 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Gellius Sascerides (1562-1612) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Sasserides is an impact crater south of the lunar front , south of Mare Nubium , northeast of Tycho crater, and south of the smaller Ball crater . Although the crater has a diameter of more than 80 kilometers, it is difficult to make out because of the heavy erosion and superposition of the crater rim.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 39.98 ° S , 7.22 ° W | 45 km | [1] |
| B. | 39.5 ° S , 11.32 ° W | 8 kilometers | [2] |
| D. | 36.8 ° S , 6.55 ° W | 10 km | [3] |
| E. | 38.99 ° S , 7.81 ° W | 8 kilometers | [4] |
| F. | 40.49 ° S , 10.03 ° W | 14 km | [5] |
| H | 39.27 ° S , 11.05 ° W | 11 km | [6] |
| K | 38.98 ° S , 7.48 ° W | 8 kilometers | [7] |
| L. | 40.08 ° S , 6.71 ° W | 5 km | [8th] |
| M. | 37.97 ° S , 7.16 ° W | 11 km | [9] |
| N | 38.73 ° S , 7.14 ° W | 6 km | [10] |
| P | 38.1 ° S , 10.9 ° W | 22 km | [11] |
| S. | 38.76 ° S , 8.16 ° W | 14 km | [12] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Danish astronomer and doctor Gellius Sascerides .
Web links
- Sasserides in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Sasserides 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 .