Seleucus crater

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Seleucus crater is a relatively small, well-preserved impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.

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Seleucus crater canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
albedoContrast higher than surrounding mare
appearsIn Clementine lunar atlas
NASA lunar charts
cataloguedIn IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
colongitude 55
depth 3.5 km
diameter 43 km
eponym Seleucus of Seleucia
floorCharacteristic low albedo compared to highlands
relatively flat
formationProcess hypervelocity impact
hasCentralPeak yes
hasLROImagery yes
hasLunarOrbiterImagery yes
hasSatelliteCrater Seleucus A
Seleucus B
linked to: Seleucus A
innerWalls terraced
locatedIn Oceanus Procellarum
western part of Oceanus Procellarum
locatedNorthOf Krafft (crater)
linked to: Krafft crater
locatedNorthwestOf Euclides (crater)
locatedOn Moon
near side of the Moon
locatedWestOf Reiner (crater)
morphologicalAgeClass Eratosthenian
namedAfter Seleucus of Seleucia
namedBy International Astronomical Union
observability easily visible in small telescopes
outerRimCondition sharp-edged
outerRimShape roughly circular
preservationState relatively fresh
quadrant northwestern near side
raySystemPresence faint rays
relativeSize small lunar crater
rimCondition well-preserved
selenographicLatitude 21.0° N
selenographicLongitude 49.0° W
surfaceType impact structure in lunar mare
surroundingTerrain mare basalt of Oceanus Procellarum

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Eddington crater locatedNear Seleucus crater