The Ricci crater ( lat. Riccius ), not to be confused with Richie's crater ( lat. Ritchey ), as well as Richie's crater on Mars , is a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the visible side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Italian astronomer Augustin Ricci (XVI century) and the Italian mathematician, cartographer and translator Matteo Ricci (1552-1610); approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. The formation of the crater belongs to the pre-sectarian period [1] .
| Ricci | |
|---|---|
| lat Riccius | |
 Snapshot of the Lunar Orbiter Probe - IV . | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 71.8 km |
| Deepest | 1720 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Augustin Ricci (XVI century) - Italian astronomer; Matteo Ricci (1552–1610) was an Italian Jesuit missionary, mathematician, cartographer, and translator. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The nearest neighbors of the Ricci crater are Rabbi Levi Crater in the northwest; crater Steeberl in the northeast; the crater of Voler in the east-southeast; the crater of Nikolai in the south and the crater of Buching in the west-south-west [2] . The selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater are , diameter 71.8 km [3] , depth 1720 m [4] .
Ricci crater is almost completely destroyed for a long time of its existence. The shaft was preserved in the western and southwestern parts, along the remaining perimeter it was destroyed and blocked by craters of various sizes occupying also the southern and northern parts of the bowl. The rest of the bowl is heavily crossed.
Satellite craters
| Ricci | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23.5 | |
| B | 21.3 | |
| C | 21.8 | |
| D | 15.4 | |
| E | 21.4 | |
| G | 13.4 | |
| H | 17.9 | |
| J | 12.6 | |
| K | 5.2 | |
| L | 6,6 | |
| M | 13.7 | |
| N | 12.9 | |
| O | 8.7 | |
| P | 10.9 | |
| R | 5.5 | |
| S | 9.5 | |
| T | 5.9 | |
| W | 19.3 | |
| X | 10.2 | |
| Y | 8.9 |
- Ricci satellite craters B, E and M are included in the list of craters with dark radial stripes on the inner slope of the Association of Moon and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) [5] .
See also
- List of craters on the moon
- Moon crater
- Morphological catalog of craters of the moon
- Planetary Nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the Moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ Lunar Impact Crater Database . Losiak A., Kohout T., O'Sulllivan K., Thaisen K., Weider S. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Lunar Exploration Intern Program, 2009); updated by Öhman T. in 2011. Archived page .
- ↑ Ricci Crater on the map LAC-113
- ↑ Directory of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfalls Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ The list of craters with dark radial stripes of the Association of Moon and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) Archived on December 3, 2013.