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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 61.4° S, 50.3° W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 64 km |
| Depth | 3.2 km |
| Colongitude | 52° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Niccolò Zucchi |
Zucchius is a prominent lunar impact crater located near the southwestern limb. Because of its location the crater appears oblong-shaped due to foreshortening. It lies just to the south-southwest of the crater Segner, and northeast of the much larger walled plain Bailly. To the southeast is Bettinus, a formation only slightly larger than Zucchius.
The crater rim is symmetrical and shows little significant wear from impacts. The inner wall is terraced, and there is a group of small central peaks that forms a curving arc around the middle of the floor. This crater is believed to have formed during the Copernician period, within the last 1.2 thousand million years.
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 Zucchius.
| Zucchius | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 61.8° S | 56.0° W | 28 km |
| B | 61.8° S | 54.3° W | 25 km |
| C | 60.8° S | 45.2° W | 22 km |
| D | 61.4° S | 58.7° W | 26 km |
| E | 61.3° S | 60.6° W | 21 km |
| F | 60.1° S | 56.5° W | 8 km |
| G | 60.5° S | 57.2° W | 25 km |
| H | 61.0° S | 59.7° W | 14 km |
| K | 64.3° S | 58.0° W | 10 km |
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External links
- Jean-Luc Josset and Bernard H. Foing (June 1, 2006). "SMART-1 close-up on Zucchius crater’s central peaks". European Space Agency. Retrieved on 2006-06-16.
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