Azophi (crater)

Azophi

Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Azophi crater (lower right) and Abenezra crater (upper left)
Coordinates	22°06′S 12°42′E / 22.1°S 12.7°E / -22.1; 12.7Coordinates: 22°06′S 12°42′E / 22.1°S 12.7°E / -22.1; 12.7
Diameter	47 km
Depth	3.7 km
Colongitude	348° at sunrise
Eponym	Al Sufi (Azophi)

Azophi is a lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. The northwest rim is attached to the slightly smaller crater Abenezra, to the east-southeast is the large and irregular Sacrobosco, and to the west-northwest is the slightly crater Playfair.

The wide outer rim of Azophi has a somewhat polygonal shape with rounded corners. The edge is relatively sharp and cleft-like. The rim is not significantly worn or impacted by smaller craters, with the exception of Azophi C, which lies on the inner northeast wall. The interior floor lacks a central peak and is only marked by a few tiny craterlets. It is named after the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, also known by his western name, Azophi.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Azophi.