Celsius (crater)

Celsius

LRO image with satellite craters
Coordinates	34°06′S 20°06′E / 34.1°S 20.1°E / -34.1; 20.1Coordinates: 34°06′S 20°06′E / 34.1°S 20.1°E / -34.1; 20.1
Diameter	36 km
Depth	1.5 km
Colongitude	341° at sunrise
Eponym	Anders Celsius

Celsius is a small lunar crater that is located in the rugged terrain in the southern hemisphere on the Moon's near side, it is named after Anders Celsius who was the founder of the Celsius temperature system which is part of the Metric system. It lies less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater Zagut, west of Rabbi Levi, and due north of Büsching.

This is a heavily worn crater with a southwest rim that has been damaged by multiple small crater impacts. There is a valley-like gap in the northern rim that joins Celsius with Celsius A. The interior floor of Celsius is almost featureless, except for a small craterlet in the northern half.

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