Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 8.70° N · 17.60° E
- Diameter
- 16.99 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-60 · Julius Caesar
Geological Chronicle
Sosigenes is a lunar impact crater on the west edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 16.99 kilometers.
The feature is situated in the Julius Caesar quadrangle (LAC-60). It is officially cataloged by the International Astronomical Union at selenographic coordinates 8.7° latitude and 17.5955° longitude.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Greek astronomer, chronologist (unkn-fl. 46 B.C.).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Sosigenes (crater)
Name Origin
Greek astronomer, chronologist (unkn-fl. 46 B.C.).