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Schiaparelli (lunar crater)
Circular depression on the Moon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schiaparelli (/ˌskæpəˈrɛli, ˌʃæp-/ SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-,[1][2] US also /skiˌɑːp-/ skee-AHP-,[2][3] Italian: [skjapaˈrɛlli]) is a lunar impact crater located on the western part of the Oceanus Procellarum, to the west of the crater Herodotus. The rim is relatively sharp-edged and relatively free from impact wear. The inner walls have slumped to form a shelf around much of the sides. The interior floor is somewhat irregular, but free from impacts of note.
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Coordinates | 23.4°N 58.8°W / 23.4; -58.8 |
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Diameter | 24 km |
Depth | 2.1 km |
Colongitude | 59° at sunrise |
Eponym | Giovanni Schiaparelli |
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This crater lies in a relatively flat and featureless part of the mare, although a ray streak from the distant crater Glushko passes along the southeastern edge of the rim, making it easy to identify. A low wrinkle ridge runs from the north rim of the crater to the north. Within the crater is a low central rise.