Toscanelli (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27.9° N, 47.5° W |
| Diameter | 7 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 48° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Paolo Toscanelli |
Toscanelli is a tiny, bowl-shaped lunar crater that is located to the north of the prominent Aristarchus crater, in the northwestern part of the Moon. The crater lies at the southern end of a rille that proceeds toward the north. This rille is part of a nearby system that has the designation Rimae Aristarchus. Just to the south of Toscanelli is a fault line in the surface named the Rupes Toscanelli, after the crater. This break in the surface continues to the south for a distance of about 70 kilometers.
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