Champollion (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37.4° N, 175.2° E |
| Diameter | 58 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 186° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Jean F. Champollion |
Champollion is a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located north-northeast of the larger Shayn crater, and south-southeast of Chandler crater.
This crater formation has been heavily damaged by subsequent impacts, and is now a battered depression in the surface. An unnamed crater overlays the eastern rim, and the remaining inner wall is incised along much of its circumference by lesser impacts. One of these forms a trough in the northern inner wall, with side walls that extend almost to the center of the floor.
[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 Champollion crater.
| Champollion | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 41.1° N | 177.1° E | 27 km |
| F | 37.3° N | 177.8° E | 21 km |
| K | 36.5° N | 176.4° E | 22 km |
| Y | 40.8° N | 174.7° E | 22 km |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
