Sasserides (crater)
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Sasserides is the remains of a lunar
crater
in the southern part of the Moon
. It is located less than one crater diameter to the north of the prominent crater Tycho
, and west of Orontius
. To the north is Ball
.
This formation has been so battered and ruined by impacts that it is scarcely recognizable as a crater. Only a short section of the rim along the southwest side survives, with the remainder overlaid or modified by impacts of various dimensions. The most notable of these are an arc of craters along the northern rim consisting of Sasserides P, G, and C. This last crater has a low central peak at its mid-point. The interior floor is somewhat more even than the surrounding rim, although it has a short chain of worn craters in the eastern half.
Moon
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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...
in the southern part 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 is located less than one crater diameter to the north of the prominent crater Tycho
Tycho (crater)
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe . To the south is the crater Street; to the east is Pictet, and to the north-northeast is Sasserides. The surface around Tycho is replete with craters of various sizes,...
, and west of Orontius
Orontius (crater)
Orontius is a lunar impact crater that lies in the heavily cratered southern highlands of the Moon's near side. It is located to the northwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho, and south and east of the large walled plain Deslandres...
. To the north is Ball
Ball (crater)
Ball is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. The formation is circular and symmetrical, and has receive little significant wear. The interior is rough-surfaced, curving downward toward the relatively wide central peak at the mid-point.The crater is...
.
This formation has been so battered and ruined by impacts that it is scarcely recognizable as a crater. Only a short section of the rim along the southwest side survives, with the remainder overlaid or modified by impacts of various dimensions. The most notable of these are an arc of craters along the northern rim consisting of Sasserides P, G, and C. This last crater has a low central peak at its mid-point. The interior floor is somewhat more even than the surrounding rim, although it has a short chain of worn craters in the eastern half.
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 Sasserides.| Sasserides | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 39.9° S | 7.0° W | 48 km |
| B | 39.5° S | 11.2° W | 9 km |
| D | 36.7° S | 6.5° W | 11 km |
| E | 38.9° S | 7.7° W | 8 km |
| F | 40.5° S | 9.9° W | 16 km |
| H | 39.2° S | 10.9° W | 12 km |
| K | 39.0° S | 7.4° W | 8 km |
| L | 40.0° S | 6.6° W | 5 km |
| M | 37.9° S | 7.1° W | 11 km |
| N | 38.7° S | 7.0° W | 7 km |
| P | 38.0° S | 10.7° W | 21 km |
| S | 38.7° S | 8.0° W | 15 km |