All Topics  
Abenezra (crater)

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Abenezra (crater)
 
 
  Topics Abenezra (crater) Topic Home

Abenezra is a lunar
Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the List of natural satellites by diameter satellite in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth....
 impact crater
Impact crater

In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body....
 located in the rugged highlands in the south-central section of the Moon
Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the List of natural satellites by diameter satellite in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth....
. It is named after the Sephardic Jewish sage, astronomer, and astrologer Abraham ibn Ezra
Abraham ibn Ezra

Rabbi Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra was born in Tudela, Islamic Spain, and died c. 1164 .. .He was one of the most distinguished Jewish men of letters and writers of the Middle Ages....
. It is attached along the southeast rim to the crater Azophi
Azophi (crater)

Azophi is a moon impact crater that lies in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. The northwest rim is attached to the slightly smaller crater Abenezra ....
. To the northeast lies the crater Geber
Geber (crater)

Geber is a moon impact crater that is located in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It lies half way between the crater Almanon to the north-northeast and the crater pair of Azophi and Abenezra to the south-southwest....
, and further to the southeast is the larger Sacrobosco
Sacrobosco (crater)

Sacrobosco is an irregular moon impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands to the west of the Rupes Altai escarpment. It is a readily identified feature due to the three circular craters that lie on its floor....
.

The rim of Abenezra has a noticeably polygonal shape, with uneven wall segments. The inner walls are terraced, the floor is irregular and ridged.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Abenezra (crater)'
Start a new discussion about 'Abenezra (crater)'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Abenezra is a lunar
Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the List of natural satellites by diameter satellite in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth....
 impact crater
Impact crater

In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body....
 located in the rugged highlands in the south-central section of the Moon
Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the List of natural satellites by diameter satellite in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth....
. It is named after the Sephardic Jewish sage, astronomer, and astrologer Abraham ibn Ezra
Abraham ibn Ezra

Rabbi Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra was born in Tudela, Islamic Spain, and died c. 1164 .. .He was one of the most distinguished Jewish men of letters and writers of the Middle Ages....
. It is attached along the southeast rim to the crater Azophi
Azophi (crater)

Azophi is a moon impact crater that lies in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. The northwest rim is attached to the slightly smaller crater Abenezra ....
. To the northeast lies the crater Geber
Geber (crater)

Geber is a moon impact crater that is located in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It lies half way between the crater Almanon to the north-northeast and the crater pair of Azophi and Abenezra to the south-southwest....
, and further to the southeast is the larger Sacrobosco
Sacrobosco (crater)

Sacrobosco is an irregular moon impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands to the west of the Rupes Altai escarpment. It is a readily identified feature due to the three circular craters that lie on its floor....
.

The rim of Abenezra has a noticeably polygonal shape, with uneven wall segments. The inner walls are terraced, the floor is irregular and ridged. These ridges form unusual, sinuous patterns across the floor. The crater overlays the eastern part of another crater-like formation designated Abenezra C.

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 Abenezra.

AbenezraLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A22.8° S10.5° E23 km
B20.8° S10.1° E14 km
C21.3° S11.1° E44 km
D21.7° S9.7° E8 km
E21.4° S9.4° E14 km
F21.5° S10.3° E7 km
G20.5° S11.0° E5 km
H21.1° S12.8° E4 km
J19.9° S10.7° E5 km
P19.9° S9.9° E44 km


External links