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| Coordinates | 8°42′N 17°36′E / 8.7°N 17.6°E |
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| Diameter | 17 km |
| Depth | 1.7 km |
| Colongitude | 342° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Sosigenes of Alexandria |
Sosigenes is a lunar impact crater on the west edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. Its diameter is 17 km. It was named after ancient Greek astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria.[1] It lies to the east of the large walled plain Julius Caesar. The crater rim has a high albedo, making it relatively bright. It has a small central rise at the midpoint of the floor.
To the east on the mare is a formation of parallel rilles designated the Rimae Sosigenes. These follow a course to the north, and have a length of about 150 kilometers. The small, bowl-shaped crater Sosignes A lies across one of these rilles.
- ^ "Sosigenes (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.