lunar crater Arago

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Lunar crater Arago is a small impact feature on the Moon’s Mare Tranquillitatis, named in honor of the French astronomer and physicist François Arago.

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Surface form Occurrences
Arago (lunar crater) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
associatedWith lunar domes
catalog Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED
centralRiseDescription small central hill
colongitude 349
depth 1.8 km
diameter 26 km
eponymOccupation astronomer
physicist
featureType IAU lunar crater
floorCharacteristic relatively level
hasCentralRise yes
hasEponym François Arago NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFeature Arago alpha (lunar dome) NERFINISHED
Arago beta (lunar dome) NERFINISHED
hasSatelliteCrater Arago A NERFINISHED
Arago B NERFINISHED
Arago C NERFINISHED
Arago D NERFINISHED
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Arago F NERFINISHED
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Arago H NERFINISHED
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Arago N NERFINISHED
Arago P NERFINISHED
Arago R NERFINISHED
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interiorAlbedo higher than surrounding mare
locatedIn Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED
near side of the Moon
locatedNorthwestOf crater Ritter NERFINISHED
crater Sabine NERFINISHED
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf crater Sosigenes NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf crater Manners
mareRegion central Mare Tranquillitatis
namedAfter François Arago NERFINISHED
namedBy International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
observationalInterest visible in small amateur telescopes
quadrangle LQ13
rimCondition sharp-edged
selenographicLatitude 6.1° N
selenographicLongitude 21.4° E
surfaceAge Imbrian
surroundedBy basaltic lava plains

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François Arago honouredIn lunar crater Arago