Azophi (crater)

Azophi (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=22.1
N_or_S=S
longitude=12.7
E_or_W=E
diameter=47 km
depth=3.7 km
colong=348
eponym=Al Sufi

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.

The wide outer rim of Azophi has a somewhat polygonal shape with rounded corners. The edge is relatively sharp and cleft-like. The rim is not significantly worn or impacted by smaller craters, with the exception of Azophi C which lies on the inner northeast wall. The interior floor lacks a central peak and is only marked by a few tiny craterlets. It is named after the 10th century Persian astronomer Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi.

atellite 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 Azophi.

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