Sarabhai (crater)

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The crater area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica Posidonius-Agrippa Si - Aldo Ferruggia.jpg
The crater area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Sarabhai
Sarabhai crater AS15-M-0980.jpg
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates 24°42′N21°00′E / 24.7°N 21.0°E / 24.7; 21.0
Diameter 8 km
Depth 1.7 km
Colongitude 339° at sunrise
Eponym Vikram A. Sarabhai

Sarabhai is a small, circular, bowl-shaped crater on the Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast quadrant of the Moon. The formation is relatively isolated, being located to the northeast of the crater Bessel. It lies along a wrinkle ridge designated the Dorsum Azara.

This crater was named after Indian astrophysicist Vikram Sarabhai in 1973, [1] considered the Father of the Indian Space Programme. It was previously identified as Bessel A.

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References

  1. Sarabhai, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)