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Rosse (crater)
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Not to be confused with Ross (lunar crater).
Rosse is a bowl-shaped lunar impact crater located in the southern part of Mare Nectaris. It was named after Irish astronomer Lord Rosse.[1] To the southwest is the large, flooded crater Fracastorius.
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Coordinates | 17.9°S 35.0°E / -17.9; 35.0 |
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Diameter | 12 km |
Depth | 2.4 km |
Colongitude | 326° at sunrise |
Eponym | Lord Rosse |
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The interior of the crater has a higher albedo than the surrounding lunar mare, making it readily visible. While it lacks a ray system of its own, rays from distant Tycho cross it. Low ridges in the mare lie between this crater and Fracastorius to the southwest.