Segner (crater) explained

Coordinates:-58.9°N -48.3°W
Diameter:67 km
Depth:1.3 km
Colong:48
Eponym:Johann A. von Segner

Segner is a lunar impact crater located near the southwestern limb of the Moon, to the northeast of the giant walled plain Bailly. The crater Zucchius is a few kilometers to the south-southwest of the rim, and to the north east lies the unusual formation Schiller. The smaller crater Weigel is located to the east.

Segner has a low, worn rim, and is generally much less prominent than the nearby Zucchius. The floor is distinguished only by a pair of small craterlets and a slightly undulating surface. There is no indication of a central peak. A low ridge runs to the north from the edge of the northern rim.

Segner lies within the southwest portion of the Schiller-Zucchius Basin.

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 Segner.

Segner LatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A57.2° S47.0° W9 km
B57.8° S56.0° W35 km
C57.7° S45.9° W19 km
E57.6° S56.9° W13 km
G56.4° S55.3° W12 km
H58.4° S48.0° W7 km
K56.1° S54.1° W10 km
L58.7° S47.0° W5 km
M59.8° S45.3° W5 km
N59.2° S44.2° W5 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 .