Ameghino_(crater)

Ameghino (crater)

Ameghino (crater)

Crater on the Moon

Ameghino is a lunar impact crater located to the north of the Sinus Successus, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis. Less than 15 kilometers to the northwest of Ameghino were the landing sites of the Soviet Luna 18 and Luna 20 probes.

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This formation was designated Apollonius C before being given a name by the IAU, in honour of the Argentine scientific and paleontologist Florentino Ameghino."Ameghino (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Apollonius itself is located to the east-northeast.

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