Ameghino (crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Ameghino is a lunar impact crater located to the north of the Sinus Successus, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis.[2] The impact dates from the Imbrian epoch, and it occurred in ejecta from the Crisium basin formation.[3] Less than 15 kilometers to the northwest of Ameghino were the landing sites of the Soviet Luna 18 and Luna 20 probes.[4]
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| Coordinates | 3.30°N 57.04°E |
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| Diameter | 9.20 km (5.72 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 303° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Florentino Ameghino |
This formation was designated Apollonius C before being given a proper name by the IAU in 1976, in honour of the Argentine scientific and paleontologist Florentino Ameghino (1853 – 1911).[1] Apollonius itself is located to the east-northeast.
