Fontana (lunar crater)
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Fontana is a lunar
crater
that is located in the southwestern part of the Moon
's near side, to the south of the Oceanus Procellarum
. It lies to the west-northwest of the flooded crater Zupus
. Midway between Fontana and Zupus is a rille
system designated Rimae Zupus.
This is a low-rimmed crater with an interior floor that is marked only by several small craterlets, and a few low ridges in the southwest. The rim is narrow and roughly circular, with an outward bulge at the northern end. There is a cleft in the northeastern part of the rim.
Moon
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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...
that is located in the southwestern part of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
's near side, to the south of the Oceanus Procellarum
Oceanus Procellarum
Oceanus Procellarum is a vast lunar mare on the western edge of the near side of the Earth's Moon. Its name derives from the old superstition that its appearance during the second quarter heralded bad weather...
. It lies to the west-northwest of the flooded crater Zupus
Zupus (crater)
Zupus is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar crater. It is located on a southwestern reach of the Oceanus Procellarum, to the northwest of Mare Humorum. To the north-northeast is the flooded crater Billy, and some distance to the southeast is Mersenius...
. Midway between Fontana and Zupus is a rille
Rille
Rille is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels. Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length...
system designated Rimae Zupus.
This is a low-rimmed crater with an interior floor that is marked only by several small craterlets, and a few low ridges in the southwest. The rim is narrow and roughly circular, with an outward bulge at the northern end. There is a cleft in the northeastern part of the rim.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Fontana.| Fontana | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 15.7° S | 56.1° W | 13 km |
| B | 15.5° S | 56.3° W | 11 km |
| C | 12.8° S | 57.1° W | 14 km |
| D | 17.0° S | 57.3° W | 11 km |
| E | 17.6° S | 57.9° W | 13 km |
| F | 16.2° S | 59.9° W | 7 km |
| G | 16.0° S | 59.2° W | 15 km |
| H | 14.0° S | 57.9° W | 9 km |
| K | 13.2° S | 57.3° W | 7 km |
| M | 17.2° S | 57.5° W | 6 km |
| W | 17.2° S | 58.3° W | 6 km |
| Y | 16.7° S | 58.3° W | 5 km |