IWLOP #087 - Eratosthenes
This prominent crater id post-imbrium Era, but pre-Copernican and lends its name tot he Eratosthenian Era. It can be found at the southern tip of Montes Apenninus.
Location: 14.5 N 11.3 W Origin: Impact Size: 58 km. Rukl: 21, 32 Type: Complex Crater (CC)
Objects: Eratosthenes, Sinus Aestuum
Others Identified: Mons Wolf, Montes Apenninus
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Location: Home R1: Eratosthenes has a central peak and deeply terraced walls; more evidence of terracing on the east wall. |
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