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Torricelli (crater)
Crater on the Moon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torricelli is a lunar impact crater in the eastern part of the Sinus Asperitatis, to the south of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It was named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli.[1] 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. Torricelli lies in the northeastern part of a circular formation of rises in the lunar mare, possibly the remains of a crater formation buried by lava.
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Coordinates | 4.6°S 28.5°E / -4.6; 28.5 |
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Diameter | 23 km |
Depth | 2.1 km |
Colongitude | 331° at sunrise |
Eponym | Evangelista Torricelli |
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