Astronomy:Ameghino (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Ameghino
Ameghino crater AS15-M-1774.jpg
Apollo 15 image
Diameter9 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude303° at sunrise

Ameghino is a lunar impact crater located to the north of the Sinus Successus, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis. Less than 15 kilometers to the northwest of Ameghino were the landing sites of the Soviet Luna 18 and Luna 20 probes.

This formation was designated Apollonius C before being given a name by the IAU, in honour of the Argentine scientific and paleontologist Florentino Ameghino."Ameghino (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Apollonius itself is located to the east-northeast.

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