lunar crater Azophi
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Azophi is a prominent lunar impact crater named in honor of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azophi | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar crater
ⓘ
lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| albedo | higher than surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar southern highlands crater group ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | low Sun angle ⓘ |
| colongitude | 347 degrees ⓘ |
| depth | 3.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| diameter | 47 kilometers ⓘ |
| eponym | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureType | crater ⓘ |
| floorCharacteristic |
lacks central peak
ⓘ
relatively level ⓘ |
| hasEponymCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasEponymEthnicity | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasRim | multi-cratered in places ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Azophi A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azophi B NERFINISHED ⓘ Azophi C ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| innerWalls | terraced ⓘ |
| interior | marked by small craterlets ⓘ |
| isCataloguedIn |
IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProminent | true ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | crater Abulfeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf |
crater Geber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crater Playfair ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf |
crater Abenezra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crater Almanon ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | crater Sacrobosco ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
lunar near side
ⓘ
southern highlands of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovalYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelength ⓘ |
| quadrangle | LQ20 ⓘ |
| rimCondition |
sharp-edged
ⓘ
well-defined ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | −22.1 degrees ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | 12.7 degrees east ⓘ |
| surfaceType | heavily cratered highland terrain ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.