Ptolemaeus (lunar crater)
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This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, see Ptolemaeus (Martian crater).
Ptolemaeus is an ancient lunar impact crater close to the center of the near side, named for Claudius Ptolemy, the Greco-Roman writer, mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer. It measures approximately 154 kilometers in diameter.[1]
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Coordinates | 9.2°S 1.8°W / -9.2; -1.8 |
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Diameter | 154 km |
Depth | 2.4 km |
Colongitude | 3° at sunrise |
Eponym | Claudius Ptolemaeus |
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