Zucchius (crater)

Zucchius
	LRO image
Coordinates	61°24′S 50°18′W / 61.4°S 50.3°W
Diameter	64 km (40 mi)
Depth	4.81 km (2.99 mi)
Colongitude	52° at sunrise
Eponym	Niccolò Zucchi

Zucchius is a prominent lunar impact crater located near the southwestern limb. Because of its location the crater appears oblong-shaped due to foreshortening. It lies just to the south-southwest of the crater Segner, and northeast of the much larger walled plain named Bailly. To the southeast is Bettinus, a formation only slightly larger than Zucchius.

The crater rim is symmetrical and shows little significant wear from impacts. The inner wall is terraced, and there is a group of small central peaks that forms a curving arc around the middle of the floor, making it a complex crater. The spectra of the central peak fits a noritic gabbro mineralogy, which originated from a depth of 6.4 to 9.9 km.^[2] Due to its ray system, Zucchius is mapped as part of the Copernican System.^[3]^{: Plate 11}

To the northeast of Zucchius is the Schiller-Zucchius Basin, a Pre-Nectarian peak ring basin.^[3]^{: Chapter 8} This basin has received the unofficial designation 'Schiller Annular Plain' among lunar observers.

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 Zucchius.

Zucchius	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	61.8° S	56.0° W	28 km
B	61.8° S	54.3° W	25 km
C	60.8° S	45.2° W	22 km
D	61.4° S	58.7° W	26 km
E	61.3° S	60.6° W	21 km
F	60.1° S	56.5° W	8 km
G	60.5° S	57.2° W	25 km
H	61.0° S	59.7° W	14 km
K	64.3° S	58.0° W	10 km

References

↑ Joshi, Maitri P. (February 2017). "Physical properties of lunar craters". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 17 (3). id. 24. Bibcode:2017RAA....17...24J. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/17/3/24.
↑ Cahill, J. T. S.; et al. (September 2009). "Compositional variations of the lunar crust: Results from radiative transfer modeling of central peak spectra". Journal of Geophysical Research. 114 (E9) E09001. Bibcode:2009JGRE..114.9001C. doi:10.1029/2008JE003282.
1 2 Wilhelms, Don E.; McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. (1987). The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/pp1348.

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External links

Jean-Luc Josset & Bernard H. Foing (1 June 2006). "SMART-1 close-up on Zucchius crater's central peaks". European Space Agency. Retrieved 16 June 2006.

[Joshi_et_al_2017-1] Joshi, Maitri P. (February 2017). "Physical properties of lunar craters". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 17 (3). id. 24. Bibcode:2017RAA....17...24J. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/17/3/24.

[Cahill_et_al_2009-2] Cahill, J. T. S.; et al. (September 2009). "Compositional variations of the lunar crust: Results from radiative transfer modeling of central peak spectra". Journal of Geophysical Research. 114 (E9) E09001. Bibcode:2009JGRE..114.9001C. doi:10.1029/2008JE003282.

[Wilhelms_et_al_1987-3] 1 2 Wilhelms, Don E.; McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. (1987). The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/pp1348.

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