Zucchius (moon crater)
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| position | 61.37 ° S , 50.61 ° W | |
| diameter | 63 km | |
| depth | 3820 m | |
| Card sheet | 124 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Nicolaus Zucchius (1586–1670) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Zucchius is a prominent impact crater near the southwestern edge of the lunar front . It is located south-southwest of Segner Crater and northeast of the much larger Bailly Crater . The Bettinus crater can be seen in the southeast .
The rim of the Zucchius crater is symmetrical and shows hardly any signs of erosion. Due to its position, it appears very elongated from the earth due to optical distortion. The inner walls are terraced and a group of low peaks forms an arch around the center of the crater floor. The crater was probably made in the Copernican period ; H. within the last 1200 million years.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 61.81 ° S , 56.29 ° W | 29 km | [1] |
| B. | 61.88 ° S , 54.4 ° W | 24 km | [2] |
| C. | 60.83 ° S , 45.7 ° W | 22 km | [3] |
| D. | 61.35 ° S , 59.04 ° W | 21 km | [4] |
| E. | 61.24 ° S , 60.74 ° W | 21 km | [5] |
| F. | 60.11 ° S , 56.65 ° W | 8 kilometers | [6] |
| G | 60.49 ° S , 57.37 ° W | 24 km | [7] |
| H | 60.93 ° S , 59.92 ° W | 15 km | [8th] |
| K | 64.28 ° S , 58.36 ° W | 10 km | [9] |
Web links
- Zucchius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Zucchius on The-Moon Wiki
- Zucchius crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .