Segner (crater)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
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| Coordinates | 58°54′S 48°18′W / 58.9°S 48.3°WCoordinates: 58°54′S 48°18′W / 58.9°S 48.3°W |
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| Diameter | 67 km |
| Depth | 1.3 km |
| Colongitude | 48° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Johann A. von Segner |
Segner is a lunar crater located near the southwestern limb of the Moon, to the northeast of the giant walled plain Bailly. The crater Zucchius is a few kilometers to the south-southwest of the rim, and to the north east lies the unusual formation Schiller. The smaller crater Weigel is located to the east.
Segner has a low, worn rim, and is generally much less prominent than the nearby Zucchius. The floor is distinguished only by a pair of small craterlets and a slightly undulating surface. There is no indication of a central peak. A low ridge runs to the north from the edge of the northern rim.
Segner lies within the southwest portion of the Schiller-Zucchius Basin.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Segner.
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