Sabine (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
 Sabine (center right) and Ritter (right) craters. NASA photo. |
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| Coordinates | 1.4° N, 20.1° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30 km |
| Depth | 1.3 km |
| Colongitude | 340° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Edward Sabine |
Sabine is a lunar crater that forms a nearly matching pair with Ritter crater to the northwest. The two rims are separated by a distance of only a couple of kilometers. To the west is the bowl-shaped Schmidt crater, and further to the north are the Manners and Arago craters.
The outer rim of this crater is roughly circular and relatively featureless. The interior floor has a pair of small craterlets and a central rise. There is a ridge at the western edge of the floor that is concentric with the inner wall.
About 85 km to the east-southeast is Statio Tranquillitatis, the landing site of the Apollo 11 mission and the first human beings to step on the Moon.
[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 Sabine crater.
| Sabine | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1.3° N | 19.5° E | 4 km |
| C | 1.0° N | 23.0° E | 3 km |
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