Sabine (crater)
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Sabine (/ˈseɪbɪn/ SAY-bin) is a lunar impact crater that forms a nearly matching pair with Ritter to the northwest. The two rims are separated by a distance of only a couple of kilometers. To the west is the bowl-shaped crater Schmidt, and farther to the north are Manners and Arago. Its diameter is 30 km. It was named after Irish physicist and astronomer Edward Sabine.[1]
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Coordinates | 1.4°N 20.1°E / 1.4; 20.1 |
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Diameter | 30 km (19 mi) |
Depth | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
Colongitude | 340° at sunrise |
Eponym | Edward Sabine |
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