Torricelli (crater)
Torricelli is a lunar crater in the eastern part of the Sinus Asperitatis, to the south of the Mare Tranquillitatis. The western rim of the crater is broken open and joined to a smaller crater to the west. The entire formation has a pear-shaped appearance. Torricelli lies in the northeastern part of a circular formation of rises in the lunar mare, possibly the remains of a crater formation buried by lava.
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 Torricelli.
| Torricelli |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Diameter |
| A |
4.5° S |
29.8° E |
11 km |
| B |
2.6° S |
29.1° E |
7 km |
| C |
2.7° S |
26.0° E |
11 km |
| F |
4.2° S |
29.4° E |
7 km |
| G |
1.4° S |
27.0° E |
4 km |
| H |
3.3° S |
25.3° E |
7 km |
| J |
3.6° S |
25.1° E |
5 km |
| K |
4.0° S |
25.2° E |
6 km |
| L |
3.5° S |
24.3° E |
4 km |
| M |
3.6° S |
31.2° E |
14 km |
| N |
6.1° S |
29.2° E |
4 km |
| P |
6.5° S |
29.9° E |
4 km |
| R |
5.2° S |
28.1° E |
87 km |
| T |
4.2° S |
27.5° E |
3 km |
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