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| Coordinates | 11°12′S 4°06′E / 11.2°S 4.1°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 129 km |
| Depth | 4.4 km |
| Colongitude | 356° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Al-Batani |
Albategnius is an ancient lunar impact crater located in the central highlands. It is named after the Mesopotamian Muslim astronomer and scientist Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn Sinān al-Raqqī al-Ḥarrānī aṣ-Ṣābiʾ al-Battānī, Latinized as Albategnius.[1]
Albategnius is one of the largest craters of Nectarian age.[2]
- ^ "Albategnius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 9-4.