Bianchini (lunar crater)

"Bianchini (crater)" redirects here. Not to be confused with Bianchini (Martian crater).
Bianchini
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates48°42′N 34°18′W / 48.7°N 34.3°W / 48.7; -34.3
Diameter38 km
Depth3.1 km
Colongitude34° at sunrise
EponymFrancesco Bianchini
Bianchini's area (top) in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks(yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Satellite craters of Bianchini

Bianchini is a lunar impact crater that lies along the northern Jura Mountains that ring the Sinus Iridum, in the northwestern part of the near side of the Moon. It was named after Italian astronomer Francesco Bianchini.[1] The impact of this crater near the edge of the Jura Mountains deposited some material into the Sinus Iridum floor.

The rim of this crater is not significantly worn, although there is a small crater along the inner side of the eastern rim. Within the inner wall is a somewhat irregular floor and a small cluster of ridges at the midpoint. Portions of the inner wall have slumped toward the floor along the northern edges.

Bianchini is a crater of Upper (Late) Imbrian age.[2]

  1. ^ "Bianchini (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ 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 11.2.