Hypatia (crater)
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 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 4°18′S 22°36′E / 4.3°S 22.6°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 41 × 28 km |
| Depth | 1.4 km |
| Colongitude | 338° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Hypatia of Alexandria |
Hypatia is a lunar impact crater along the northwest edge of Sinus Asperitatis, a bay on the southwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. It was named after Egyptian mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria.[1] The nearest crater with an eponym is Alfraganus to the west-southwest. However, farther to the south-southeast, across the lunar mare, is the prominent crater Theophilus.
Hypatia is an asymmetrical formation with a rugged, irregular outer rim cut through in several places by narrow clefts. It is generally longer along an axis running to the north-northwest, with the widest outward bulge occurring on the west side at the northern end. It resembles a merger of several crater formations with a common interior floor. Attached to the exterior rim along the southwest is the satellite crater Hypatia A, a more symmetrical, bowl-shaped crater.
