Azophi (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	22.1° S, 12.7° E
Diameter	47 km
Depth	3.7 km
Colongitude	348° at sunrise
Eponym	Al Sufi

Azophi is a lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. The northwest rim is attached to the slightly smaller Abenezra crater. To the east-southeast is the large Sacrobosco crater.

The wide outer rim of Azophi has a somewhat polygonal shape with rounded corners. The edge is relatively sharp and cleft-like. The rim is not significantly worn or impacted by smaller craters, with the exception of 'Azophi C' which lies on the inner northeast wall. The interior floor lacks a central peak and is only marked by a few tiny craterlets. It is named after the 10th century Persian astronomer Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi.

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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 Azophi crater.

Azophi	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	24.4° S	11.2° E	29 km
B	23.6° S	10.6° E	19 km
C	21.8° S	13.1° E	5 km
D	24.3° S	13.4° E	9 km
E	23.5° S	13.8° E	5 km
F	22.2° S	13.9° E	6 km
G	23.9° S	12.3° E	53 km
H	25.5° S	11.8° E	21 km
J	21.2° S	13.1° E	8 km

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