Secchi (lunar crater)

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Secchi
Secchi crater AS15-M-2124.jpg
Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Coordinates 2°24′N43°30′E / 2.4°N 43.5°E / 2.4; 43.5 Coordinates: 2°24′N43°30′E / 2.4°N 43.5°E / 2.4; 43.5
Diameter 25 km
Depth 1.9 km
Colongitude 317° at sunrise
Eponym Angelo Secchi
Northeastern Secchi at low sun angle, from Apollo 11 Secchi crater AS11-42-6306.jpg
Northeastern Secchi at low sun angle, from Apollo 11

Secchi is a small lunar impact crater formation on the northwest edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It was named after the 19th-century Italian astronomer Angelo Secchi. [1] To the northeast is the crater Taruntius. The western rim is joined with a section of the minor Montes Secchi range. The rim of this crater has been opened in the northern and southern ends, leaving two curved ridges facing each other across the crater floor. To the south is a pair of rilles designated the Rimae Secchi. These lie near the edge of the mare, and have a combined length of about 40 kilometers.

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 Secchi.

SecchiCoordinatesDiameter, km
A 3°16′N41°28′E / 3.26°N 41.47°E / 3.26; 41.47 (Secchi A) 4.9
B 3°40′N41°31′E / 3.66°N 41.52°E / 3.66; 41.52 (Secchi B) 5.2
G 3°56′N44°34′E / 3.94°N 44.57°E / 3.94; 44.57 (Secchi G) 6.7
K 0°10′S45°30′E / 0.17°S 45.5°E / -0.17; 45.5 (Secchi K) 6.0
U 1°05′N42°11′E / 1.08°N 42.19°E / 1.08; 42.19 (Secchi U) 4.9
X 0°46′S43°40′E / 0.77°S 43.67°E / -0.77; 43.67 (Secchi X) 4.7

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References

  1. "Secchi (lunar crater)" . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.