Secchi (moon crater)
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| Secchi (bottom left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 2.4 ° N , 43.54 ° E | |
| diameter | 22 km | |
| depth | 1350 m | |
| Card sheet | 61 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Angelo Secchi (1818-1878) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Secchi is an impact crater on the front of the moon in the Montes Secchi , between Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare Fecunditatis , southwest of the Taruntius crater . The crater is very badly eroded. The wall is open in the south and north.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 3.25 ° N , 41.46 ° O | 5 km | [1] |
| B. | 3.65 ° N , 41.5 ° E | 5 km | [2] |
| G | 3.94 ° N , 44.59 ° E | 7 km | [3] |
| K | 0.18 ° S , 45.48 ° O | 7 km | [4] |
| U | 1.07 ° N , 42.19 ° E | 5 km | [5] |
| X | 0.78 ° S , 43.65 ° E | 5 km | [6] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Italian astronomer Angelo Secchi .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .