Eudoxus (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the crater on Mars, see Eudoxus (Martian crater).
Selenochromatic Image (Si) of the crater area
Eudoxus
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates44°18′N 16°18′E / 44.3°N 16.3°E / 44.3; 16.3
Diameter67 km
Depth3.4 km
Colongitude344° at sunrise
EponymEudoxus of Cnidus

Eudoxus is a prominent lunar impact crater that lies to the east of the northern tip of the Montes Caucasus range. It is named after the Greek astronomer Eudoxus of Cnidus.[1] It is located to the south of the prominent crater Aristoteles in the northern regions of the visible Moon. To the south is the ruined formation of Alexander, and the small crater Lamèch lies to the southwest.

The rim of Eudoxus has a series of terraces on the interior wall, and slightly worn ramparts about the exterior. It lacks a single central peak, but has a cluster of low hills about the midpoint of the floor. The remainder of the interior floor is relatively level. Eudoxus has a ray system, and is consequently mapped as part of the Copernican System.[2]

  • Eudoxus crater and its satellite from a LRO image
    Eudoxus crater and its satellite from a LRO image
  • Eudoxus crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1
    Eudoxus crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1
  • Oblique view from Apollo 16
    Oblique view from Apollo 16
  1. ^ "Eudoxus (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ The geologic history of the Moon, 1987, Wilhelms, Don E.; with sections by McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. USGS Professional Paper: 1348. Plate 11: Copernican System (online)