Sita (moon crater)

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Sita
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King Crater captured by Apollo 16 . NASA photo.
Sita (moon equatorial region)
Sita
position 4.52 °  N , 120.53 °  O coordinates: 4 ° 31 '12 "  N , 120 ° 31' 48"  O
diameter 3 km
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Named after Indian woman name
Named since 1976
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Sita is a small impact crater on the back of the Earth's moon . It is located within King Crater near the east-southeast inner wall.

The crater was named in 1976 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

Web links

  • Sita in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS

Individual evidence