Titius (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=26.8
N_or_S=S
longitude=100.7
E_or_W=E
diameter=73 km
depth=2.7 km
colong=260
eponym=Johann D. Titius

Titius a lunar crater that is located on the Moon's far side, beyond the eastern limb. It lies to the west of the Lacus Solitudinis, a small lunar mare. Less than a crater diameter to the north east is the Bowditch crater, and further to the southwest is Donner crater.

The rim of this crater has been nearly ruined by subsequent impacts, leaving only the northern and northeast parts relatively intact. There is a breech in the rim to the south, with the southeast overlaid by 'Titius J' and the southwest by 'Titius N' and 'Titius Q', leaving only a short length of shallow, surviving rim to the south-southwest. The western rim is disrupted by three other small craters. The interior floor has some irregularities, but is relatively featureless and level to the northeast.

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 Titius crater.

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