Agrippa (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=4.1
N_or_S=N
longitude=10.5
E_or_W=E
diameter=46 km
depth=3.1 km
colong=350
eponym=Agrippa

Agrippa is a lunar impact crater that is located at the southeast edge of the Mare Vaporum. It is located to the north of the crater Godin, and the irregular Tempel lies just to the east. To the north and northeast, the rille designated Rima Ariadaeus follows a course to the east-southeast, reaching the western edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. It is named after the 1st century Greek astronomer Agrippa."Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition". CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.]

The rim of Agrippa has an unusual shape, resembling the form of a shield with a rounded southern rim and a more angular northern half. The interior is somewhat irregular, with a central rise at the mid-point. [cite book
first=Antonín | last=Rükl | authorlink=Antonín Rükl
year=1990 | title=Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Kalmbach Books
id=ISBN 0-913135-17-8 ] Agrippa is 46 kilometers in diameter and 3.1 kilometers deep. The crater is from the Eratosthenian period, which lasted from 3.2 to 1.1 billion years ago.

atellite 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 Agrippa. [cite book
author=Bussey, B.; Spudis, P.,
year=2004 | title=The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=New York
id=ISBN 0-521-81528-2 ]

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