Julius Caesar (crater) explained

Coordinates:9°N 15.4°W
Diameter:85 km
Depth:3.4 km
Colong:345
Eponym:Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar is a lava-flooded lunar impact crater with a low, irregular, and heavily worn wall. Its diameter is 85 km. It was named after Roman statesman Julius Caesar. It is located to the west of Mare Tranquillitatis, and directly southeast of the crater Manilius on the Mare Vaporum. To the east is the rounded Sosigenes.

The interior floor of Julius Caesar is relatively level, especially in the southwest half. The northern half of the interior has a lower albedo (darker) than the south. Most likely the floor has been covered or modified by ejecta from the impact that created the Imbrium basin. There are a number of crater remnants overlapping the rim along the south and northeast edges. A low ridge crosses the floor across the northeast sections of the crater.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Julius Caesar.

Julius
Caesar
LatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A7.6° N14.4° E13 km
B9.8° N14.0° E7 km
C7.3° N15.4° E5 km
D7.2° N16.5° E5 km
F11.5° N12.9° E19 km
G10.2° N15.7° E20 km
H8.8° N13.6° E3 km
J9.2° N14.1° E3 km
P11.2° N14.1° E37 km
Q12.9° N14.0° E32 km

References

. Patrick Moore . 2001 . On the Moon . . 978-0-304-35469-6 .

. Antonín Rükl . 1990 . Atlas of the Moon . . 978-0-913135-17-4 .

. Thomas William Webb . 1962 . Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes . 6th revised . Dover . 978-0-486-20917-3 .

. Ewen Whitaker . 1999 . Mapping and Naming the Moon . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-62248-6 .

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