Seleucus crater
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Seleucus crater is a relatively small, well-preserved impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seleucus (crater) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| albedoContrast | higher than surrounding mare ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Clementine lunar atlas
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NASA lunar charts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colongitude | 55 ⓘ |
| depth | 3.5 km ⓘ |
| diameter | 43 km ⓘ |
| eponym | Seleucus of Seleucia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCharacteristic |
low albedo compared to highlands
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relatively flat ⓘ |
| formationProcess | hypervelocity impact ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | yes ⓘ |
| hasLROImagery | yes ⓘ |
| hasLunarOrbiterImagery | yes ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Seleucus A
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Seleucus B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| innerWalls | terraced ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oceanus Procellarum
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western part of Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Krafft (crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthwestOf | Euclides (crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
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near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Reiner (crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalAgeClass | Eratosthenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seleucus of Seleucia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observability | easily visible in small telescopes ⓘ |
| outerRimCondition | sharp-edged ⓘ |
| outerRimShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| preservationState | relatively fresh ⓘ |
| quadrant | northwestern near side ⓘ |
| raySystemPresence | faint rays ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small lunar crater ⓘ |
| rimCondition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | 21.0° N ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | 49.0° W ⓘ |
| surfaceType | impact structure in lunar mare ⓘ |
| surroundingTerrain | mare basalt of Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.