The Crater Al-Marrakushi

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

10.45° S · 55.77° E

Diameter

8.57 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-80 · Langrenus

Geological Chronicle

Al-Marrakushi is a small, relatively isolated lunar impact crater in the eastern Mare Fecunditatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 8.57 kilometers.

It is a circular, symmetrical formation, with inner walls that slope down to the midpoint. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-80.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Abū `Ali al-Hasan Ibn `Ali al-Marrakushi; Moroccan astronomer, mathematician (fl. c. A.D. 1281/1282).
• Wikipedia (en) — Al-Marrakushi (crater)

Name Origin

Abū `Ali al-Hasan Ibn `Ali al-Marrakushi; Moroccan astronomer, mathematician (fl. c. A.D. 1281/1282).