Schickard
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A 212-km walled plain whose floor is striped light-dark-light by ejecta from the Orientale basin.
Type
Crater
Diameter
212 km
Position
44.4°S 55.1°W
Name approved
1935
Schickard is Pre-Nectarian and lies close to the southwest limb, so it appears strongly foreshortened. Lava flooded most of the floor but left the southwest part uncovered and rough. The worn rim is overlapped by later craters, the largest being Schickard E on the southeast.
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise and sunset on Schickard
| 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
Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (1592–1635).
Further info
Official record from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Schickard
Wikipedia: Schickard (crater)