Bombelli (crater)

Bombelli
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Coordinates5°17′N 56°11′E / 5.28°N 56.19°E / 5.28; 56.19
Diameter9.72 km (6.04 mi)[1]
Depth1.6 km
Colongitude304° at sunrise
EponymRaphael Bombelli

Bombelli is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the highlands to the north of the Sinus Successus.[2] The crater Apollonius is located to the east-southeast.[3] Bombelli is a roughly circular crater with a slight outward protrusion to the south-southwest. There is a small interior floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls, which is roughly one fourth the diameter of the crater.

Previously identified as Apollonius T,[4] this crater was named after Italian mathematician Raphael Bombelli (1526–1572). Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bombelli". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ "LAC 62" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  3. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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