Saha (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Selenographic coordinates>Coordinates | |
| Diameter | 99 km |
| Crater depth>Depth | Unknown |
| Selenographic colongitude>Colongitude | 258° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Meghnad N. Saha |
This crater has been worn and damaged by subsequent impacts, including the satellite crater 'Saha W' which lies across the northwest rim and inner wall. The inner sides still display some -like shelf structures, but these have become worn and have lost definition. There is a small, bowl-shaped crater 'Saha M' in the southwestern part of the interior floor. To the north of this feature is an arcing ridge feature. The floor is otherwise pitted by various tiny craterlets.
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 Saha crater.
| Saha | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1.5° N | 104.5° E | 34 km |
| C | 1.4° N | 107.8° E | 64 km |
| D | 0.1° N | 107.5° E | 35 km |
| E | 0.2° S | 107.6° E | 28 km |
| J | 4.0° S | 105.3° E | 52 km |
| M | 2.2° S | 102.6° E | 18 km |
| N | 4.1° S | 101.5° E | 49 km |
| W | 0.6° S | 101.4° E | 34 km |
References
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