Inghirami (crater)
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Inghirami is a lunar
impact crater
that is located toward the southwestern limb of the Moon
. It lies to the southwest of the large walled plain Schickard
. Northwest of Inghirami is the wide Vallis Inghirami, a wide, straight valley that is radial to the Mare Orientale
impact basin. The valley has a length of about 140 kilometers and ends at the northern edge of the crater.
Inghirami is located near the southeastern edge of the immense skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Orientale. This material has formed linear ridges and valleys that continue across most of the crater rim and interior from the northwestern face. Much of the outer rim has been modified by this impact material, and the most intact part of the rim lies along the southeast edge.
The partly buried rim of this crater is roughly circular and somewhat irregular. There are some shelves and terraces along the sides, but these features are moderately eroded. A few small craters lie along or near the rim. The most notable crater on the interior floor is a small impact beside the eastern inner wall. The interior floor retains its ridges, streaky appearance across much of the crater, with only an area by the eastern rim being relatively flat and featureless.
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that is located toward the southwestern limb of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. It lies to the southwest of the large walled plain Schickard
Schickard (crater)
Schickard is a lunar impact crater of the form called a walled plain. It lies in the southwest sector of the Moon, near the lunar limb. As a result the crater appears oblong due to foreshortening. Attached to the northern rim is the lesser crater Lehmann, and to the northeast is the even smaller...
. Northwest of Inghirami is the wide Vallis Inghirami, a wide, straight valley that is radial to the Mare Orientale
Mare Orientale
Mare Orientale is one of the most striking large scale lunar features, resembling a target ring bull's-eye. Located on the extreme western edge of the lunar nearside, this impact basin is difficult to see from an Earthbound perspective.Material from this basin was not sampled by the Apollo program...
impact basin. The valley has a length of about 140 kilometers and ends at the northern edge of the crater.
Inghirami is located near the southeastern edge of the immense skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Orientale. This material has formed linear ridges and valleys that continue across most of the crater rim and interior from the northwestern face. Much of the outer rim has been modified by this impact material, and the most intact part of the rim lies along the southeast edge.
The partly buried rim of this crater is roughly circular and somewhat irregular. There are some shelves and terraces along the sides, but these features are moderately eroded. A few small craters lie along or near the rim. The most notable crater on the interior floor is a small impact beside the eastern inner wall. The interior floor retains its ridges, streaky appearance across much of the crater, with only an area by the eastern rim being relatively flat and featureless.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Inghirami.| Inghirami | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 44.9° S | 65.3° W | 34 km |
| C | 44.1° S | 74.5° W | 18 km |
| F | 49.8° S | 71.4° W | 23 km |
| G | 51.1° S | 74.1° W | 29 km |
| H | 50.2° S | 72.7° W | 18 km |
| K | 49.6° S | 73.9° W | 23 km |
| L | 46.0° S | 61.0° W | 13 km |
| M | 45.6° S | 60.3° W | 14 km |
| N | 48.9° S | 66.8° W | 14 km |
| Q | 48.0° S | 72.9° W | 42 km |
| S | 49.3° S | 68.4° W | 11 km |
| T | 49.8° S | 67.8° W | 9 km |
| W | 44.4° S | 67.4° W | 68 km |