Rimae Sosigenes
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Rimae Sosigenes - and the Sosigenes Irregular Mare Patch (SIMP)
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Lat: 8.6°N, Long: 18.7°E, Length: 190 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 35 |
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The Sosigenes Irregular Mare Patch (SIMP)
The SIMP is one of the most well-known examples of this very rare kind of lunar surface formation. The SIMP's location is very near (say: at) Rimae Sosigenes. The "home" of the SIMP (a curious elongated depression) is a very easy target for all sorts of common telescopes! The SIMP itself, however, is only detectable on orbital lunar photographs, for example those of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The exact coordinates of the SIMP are: LAT 8.335 / LON 19.071. The SIMP is catalogued as Number 1 in the list of known Irregular Mare Patches.
Nomenclature
- Named after the nearby crater (Sosigenes).
- The original Sosigenes Ir of Named Lunar Formations (Catalog number 578 from the Collated List) included a northerly extension whose name was changed to Maclear II in the System of Lunar Craters.
- SIMP (Sosigenes Irregular Mare Patch), a new name from D.Caes for one of the most well-known examples of this sort of curious lunar surface formation.
LROC Articles
It's the Moon's Fault (name RIMAE SOSIGENES not mentioned in this article).
Bibliography
Hill, Harold. A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings, pages 8, 9.
