Ameghino (crater)
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Ameghino is a lunar
impact crater
located to the north of the Sinus Successus
, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis
. Less than 15 kilometers to the northwest of Ameghino were the landing sites of the Soviet Luna 18
and Luna 20
probes.
This formation was designated Apollonius C before being given a name by the IAU
. Apollonius
itself is located to the east-northeast.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
located to the north of the Sinus Successus
Sinus Successus
The lunar feature Sinus Successus lies along the eastern edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It is an outward bulge that forms a type of bay. The selenographic coordinates of Sinus Successus are 0.9° N, 59.0° E, and the diameter is 132 km.Along the eastern edge of the bay is the flooded crater Condon,...
, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Fecunditatis is a lunar mare which is 840 km in diameter. The Fecuditatis basin formed in the Pre-Nectarian epoch, while the basin material surrounding the mare is of the...
. Less than 15 kilometers to the northwest of Ameghino were the landing sites of the Soviet Luna 18
Luna 18
Luna 18 was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 18.Luna 18 was placed in an earth parking orbit after it was launched and was then sent towards the Moon. On September 7, 1971, it entered lunar orbit. The spacecraft completed 85 communications sessions and 54 lunar...
and Luna 20
Luna 20
Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions. It was flown as part of the Luna program, also called Lunik 20, as a robotic competitor to the six successful Apollo lunar sample return missions....
probes.
This formation was designated Apollonius C before being given a name by the IAU
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
. Apollonius
Apollonius (crater)
Apollonius is a lunar crater located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It lies in the region of uplands to the west of Mare Undarum and northeast of the Sinus Successus on the Mare Fecunditatis...
itself is located to the east-northeast.