Marconi (crater)
 Apollo 17 mapping camera image | |
| Coordinates | 9°29′S 145°12′E / 9.48°S 145.20°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 72.88 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 215° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Guglielmo Marconi |
Marconi is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side.[1] It lies to the northwest of the large walled plain named Gagarin, and to the southwest of the prominent crater Chaplygin. To the west-northwest of Marconi is the slightly larger Dellinger.
This is a well-formed crater with only some modest impact erosion that has softened the features. The outer rim is marked only by a few tiny craterlets and some terrace structures can still be seen along the inner walls. There is a pair of small craterlets along the inner wall to the south and east. Near the midpoint of the relatively level interior floor is a low central rise composed of several small hills. The floor is otherwise marked by a number of tiny craterlets.
The crater was named after Italian physicist, inventor, and Nobel laureate Guglielmo Marconi by the IAU in 1970.[2] The crater was known as Crater 295 prior to naming.[3]
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Marconi.
| Marconi | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 8.4° S | 146.8° E | 9 km |
| H | 11.0° S | 147.5° E | 41 km |
| L | 11.7° S | 145.3° E | 38 km |
| S | 10.0° S | 143.1° E | 14 km |
See also
- 1332 Marconia, asteroid
References
- ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
- ↑ Marconi, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ↑ Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)
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