Maginus (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50.0° S, 6.2° W |
| Diameter | 163 km |
| Depth | 4.3 km |
| Colongitude | 7° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Giovanni A. Magini |
Maginus is an ancient lunar impact crater located in the southern highlands to the southeast of the prominent Tycho crater. It is a large formation almost three quarters the diameter of Clavius crater, which lies to the southwest. Just to the north of Maginus is the smaller Proctor crater, and to the southeast is the Deluc crater.
The rim of Maginus crater is heavily eroded, with impact-formed incisions, and multiple overlapping craters across the eastern side. The wall is broken through in the southeast by 'Maginus C', a worn crater. Little remains of the original features that formed the rim of Maginus, and it no longer possesses an outer rampart. The floor is relatively flat, with a pair of low central peaks.
[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 Maginus crater.
| Maginus | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 48.8° S | 4.4° W | 14 km |
| B | 52.4° S | 6.2° W | 12 km |
| C | 51.7° S | 9.4° W | 42 km |
| D | 47.9° S | 2.2° W | 40 km |
| E | 49.0° S | 1.4° W | 37 km |
| F | 48.9° S | 8.2° W | 18 km |
| G | 48.0° S | 7.6° W | 23 km |
| H | 52.5° S | 10.0° W | 15 km |
| J | 49.9° S | 2.8° W | 8 km |
| K | 47.4° S | 3.9° W | 31 km |
| L | 49.2° S | 8.9° W | 11 km |
| M | 50.4° S | 9.3° W | 10 km |
| N | 48.5° S | 9.0° W | 24 km |
| O | 50.6° S | 12.6° W | 12 km |
| P | 50.7° S | 11.8° W | 10 km |
| Q | 50.8° S | 2.3° W | 9 km |
| R | 48.9° S | 10.4° W | 9 km |
| S | 49.7° S | 1.4° W | 13 km |
| T | 52.3° S | 7.1° W | 6 km |
| U | 47.4° S | 8.2° W | 9 km |
| V | 49.3° S | 7.3° W | 9 km |
| W | 49.3° S | 7.8° W | 8 km |
| X | 51.3° S | 7.6° W | 7 km |
| Y | 51.8° S | 9.1° W | 7 km |
| Z | 50.2° S | 3.6° W | 18 km |
[edit] References
- Wood, Chuck (December 27, 2006). A Little Clavius. Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
