Hypatia (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4.3° S, 22.6° E |
| Diameter | 41 × 28 km |
| Depth | 1.4 km |
| Colongitude | 338° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Hypatia of Alexandria |
Hypatia is a lunar crater that lies along the northwest edge of Sinus Asperitatis, a bay on the southwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. The nearest crater with an eponym is Alfraganus to the west-wouthwest. However, further to the south-southeast, across the lunar mare, is the prominent Theophilus crater.
This is an asymmetrical formation with a rugged, irregular outer rim that is cut through by narrow clefts in several locations. It is generally longer along an axis running to the north-northwest, with the widest outward bulge occurring on the west side at the northern end. It resembles a merger of several crater formations that have gained a common interior floor. Attached to the exterior rim along the southwest is satellite crater 'Hypatia A', a more symmetrical, bowl-shaped crater.
About 70 kilometers to the north of Hypatia crater is a system of linear rilles designated Rimae Hypatia. This runs for a length of about 180 kilometers across the Mare Tranquillitatis, and generally follows a course to the south-southeast.
[edit] Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Hypatia crater.
| Hypatia | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4.9° S | 22.2° E | 16 km |
| B | 4.6° S | 21.3° E | 5 km |
| C | 0.9° S | 20.8° E | 15 km |
| D | 3.1° S | 22.7° E | 6 km |
| E | 0.3° S | 20.4° E | 6 km |
| F | 4.1° S | 21.5° E | 8 km |
| G | 2.7° S | 23.0° E | 5 km |
| H | 4.5° S | 24.1° E | 5 km |
| M | 5.3° S | 23.4° E | 28 km |
| R | 1.9° S | 21.2° E | 4 km |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
