Satellite Craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Archimedes.
Archimedes | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
C | 31.6° N | 1.5° W | 8 km |
D | 32.2° N | 2.6° W | 5 km |
E | 25.0° N | 7.2° W | 3 km |
G | 29.1° N | 8.2° W | 3 km |
H | 23.9° N | 7.0° W | 4 km |
L | 25.0° N | 2.6° W | 4 km |
M | 26.1° N | 3.2° W | 3 km |
N | 24.1° N | 3.9° W | 3 km |
P | 25.9° N | 2.5° W | 3 km |
Q | 28.5° N | 2.4° W | 3 km |
R | 26.0° N | 6.6° W | 4 km |
S | 29.5° N | 2.7° W | 3 km |
T | 30.3° N | 5.0° W | 3 km |
U | 32.8° N | 1.9° W | 3 km |
V | 32.9° N | 4.0° W | 3 km |
W | 23.8° N | 6.2° W | 4 km |
X | 31.0° N | 8.0° W | 2 km |
Y | 29.9° N | 9.5° W | 2 km |
Z | 26.8° N | 1.4° W | 2 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Archimedes A - See Bancroft (crater).
- Archimedes F - See MacMillan (crater).
- Archimedes K - See Spurr (crater).
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