Eudoxus
Location: ·
Southern partner of the Aristoteles pair, named for the Greek astronomer who first mapped the constellations.
Type
Crater
Diameter
70 km
Position
44.3°N 16.2°E
Name approved
1935
Eudoxus has terraced inner walls but no single central peak — instead a cluster of low hills near the middle of the floor, on which crystalline plagioclase has been identified. It still has a ray system, which places it in the Copernican System, younger than the Eratosthenian Aristoteles to its north.
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise and sunset on Eudoxus
| Event | Time | Lit |
|---|---|---|
| Computing… | ||
- Sunrise / Sunset: at the feature's centre (IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature).
- Lit: the illuminated fraction of the Moon's disc at that moment.
Named after
Eudoxus of Cnidus, Greek astronomer (c. 408–355 BC).
Further info
Official record from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Eudoxus
Wikipedia: Eudoxus (lunar crater)