Playfair (lunar crater)
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Playfair is a lunar
crater
that is located in the rugged southern highlands on the near side of the Moon
. It lies along the eastern rim of the eroded satellite crater Playfair G, a formation that is almost twice the diameter of Playfair itself. Playfair is nearly due north of the crater Apianus
, and to the southwest of the Abenezra
–Azophi
crater pair.
This crater is oval in shape, being slightly wider along the east-west axis. The rim is somewhat eroded, and tiny craterlets lie along the south and west rims. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless, with the only feature of the minor interest being a pair of tiny craterlets lying just to the east of the mid-point.
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 rugged southern highlands on the near side 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...
. It lies along the eastern rim of the eroded satellite crater Playfair G, a formation that is almost twice the diameter of Playfair itself. Playfair is nearly due north of the crater Apianus
Apianus (crater)
Apianus is a lunar impact crater that is located on the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It is located to the northeast of the crater Aliacensis, and to the northwest of Poisson...
, and to the southwest of the Abenezra
Abenezra (crater)
Abenezra is a lunar impact crater located in the rugged highlands in the south-central section of the Moon. It is named after the Sephardic Jewish sage, astronomer, and astrologer Abraham ibn Ezra. It is attached along the southeast rim to the crater Azophi...
–Azophi
Azophi (crater)
Azophi is a lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. The northwest rim is attached to the slightly smaller crater Abenezra. To the east-southeast is the large and irregular Sacrobosco....
crater pair.
This crater is oval in shape, being slightly wider along the east-west axis. The rim is somewhat eroded, and tiny craterlets lie along the south and west rims. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless, with the only feature of the minor interest being a pair of tiny craterlets lying just to the east of the mid-point.
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 Playfair.| Playfair | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 22.3° S | 6.9° E | 21 km |
| B | 23.2° S | 7.6° E | 6 km |
| C | 24.3° S | 8.0° E | 5 km |
| D | 24.3° S | 8.8° E | 5 km |
| E | 21.7° S | 8.9° E | 6 km |
| F | 21.9° S | 8.1° E | 5 km |
| G | 24.2° S | 6.7° E | 94 km |
| H | 23.3° S | 8.5° E | 4 km |
| J | 24.3° S | 9.3° E | 4 km |
| K | 23.3° S | 9.8° E | 4 km |