Schiaparelli (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the moon. For the crater on Mars, see Schiaparelli (Martian crater).
Schiaparelli
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates23°24′N 58°48′W / 23.4°N 58.8°W / 23.4; -58.8
Diameter24 km
Depth2.1 km
Colongitude59° at sunrise
EponymGiovanni Schiaparelli
The crater area in selenochromatic format holding some normal (yellow)/pyroclastic(red) selenochromatic landmarks
Oblique view of Schiaparelli from Apollo 15 just after sunrise, facing south.
Oblique view of Schiaparelli under a low sun angle later in the Apollo 15 mission. It is clear in this view that the mare material has covered the ejecta of the crater.

Schiaparelli (/ˌskæpəˈrɛli, ˌʃæp-/ SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-,[1][2] US also /skiˌɑːp-/ skee-AHP-,[2][3] Italian: [skjapaˈrɛlli]) is a lunar impact crater located on the western part of the Oceanus Procellarum, to the west of the crater Herodotus. The rim is relatively sharp-edged and relatively free from impact wear. The inner walls have slumped to form a shelf around much of the sides. The interior floor is somewhat irregular, but free from impacts of note.

This crater lies in a relatively flat and featureless part of the mare, although a ray streak from the distant crater Glushko passes along the southeastern edge of the rim, making it easy to identify. A low wrinkle ridge runs from the north rim of the crater to the north. Within the crater is a low central rise.

  1. ^ "Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Schiaparelli". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Schiaparelli". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 5 August 2019.