Xenophon (crater)

Xenophon

LRO image
Coordinates	22°47′S122°03′E / 22.79°S 122.05°E / -22.79; 122.05
Diameter	25.50 km (15.84 mi)
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	238° at sunrise
Eponym	Xenophon

Xenophon is at top center, to the north of Zhiritskiy F. Apollo 15 image.

Xenophon is a small lunar impact crater that lies across the southern rim of the walled plain Fermi, to the west of the crater Tsiolkovskiy. It was named by the IAU in 1976, after the Greek philosopher Xenophon. ^[1] This crater is located on the far side of the Moon and cannot be seen directly from the Earth.

The rim of this crater is eroded and crossed by several small craters, especially along the western edge. The interior floor is relatively featureless.

South of Xenophon is Zhiritskiy F, a satellite crater of Zhiritskiy to the south-southwest.

References

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

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External links

• LTO-101B4 Babakin Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine — L&PI topographic map