Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 17.18° S · 52.37° W
- Diameter
- 35.29 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-92 · Byrgius
Geological Chronicle
Zupus is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact crater. The formation spans an official diameter of 35.29 kilometers.
It is located on a southwestern reach of the Oceanus Procellarum, to the northwest of Mare Humorum. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-92.
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
— Zupi, Giovanni Battista; Italian astronomer (c. 1590-1650).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Zupus (crater)
Name Origin
Zupi, Giovanni Battista; Italian astronomer (c. 1590-1650).