Torricelli (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
 Torricelli crater from orbit. NASA photo. |
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| Coordinates | 4.6° S, 28.5° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23 km |
| Depth | 2.1 km |
| Colongitude | 331° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Evangelista Torricelli |
Torricelli is a lunar crater in the eastern part of the Sinus Asperitatis, to the south of the Mare Tranquillitatis. The western rim of the crater is broken open and joined to a smaller crater to the west. The entire formation has a pear-shaped appearance. The Torricelli crater lies in the northeast part of a circular formation of rises in the lunar mare, possibly the remains of a crater formation buried by lava.
[edit] Satellite 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 Torricelli crater.
| Torricelli | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4.5° S | 29.8° E | 11 km |
| B | 2.6° S | 29.1° E | 7 km |
| C | 2.7° S | 26.0° E | 11 km |
| F | 4.2° S | 29.4° E | 7 km |
| G | 1.4° S | 27.0° E | 4 km |
| H | 3.3° S | 25.3° E | 7 km |
| J | 3.6° S | 25.1° E | 5 km |
| K | 4.0° S | 25.2° E | 6 km |
| L | 3.5° S | 24.3° E | 4 km |
| M | 3.6° S | 31.2° E | 14 km |
| N | 6.1° S | 29.2° E | 4 km |
| P | 6.5° S | 29.9° E | 4 km |
| R | 5.2° S | 28.1° E | 87 km |
| T | 4.2° S | 27.5° E | 3 km |
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