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==References==
==References==
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* {{cite book
| last1 = Andersson
| first1 = L. E.
| last2 = Whitaker
| first2 = E. A.
| authorlink2 = Ewen Whitaker
| year = 1982
| title = [[NASA]] Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
| publisher = NASA RP-1097
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite web
| last = Blue
| first = Jennifer
| date = July 25, 2007
| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
| publisher = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]]
| url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
| accessdate = 2007-08-05
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| last1 = Bussey
| first1 = B.
| authorlink1 = Ben Bussey
| last2 = Spudis
| first2 = P.
| authorlink2 = Paul Spudis
| year = 2004
| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| location = New York
| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| last1 = Cocks
| first1 = Elijah E.
| last2 = Cocks
| first2 = Josiah C.
| year = 1995
| title = Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature
| publisher = Tudor Publishers
| isbn = 978-0-936389-27-1
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite web
| last = McDowell
| first = Jonathan
| date = July 15, 2007
| url = http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/
| title = Lunar Nomenclature
| publisher = Jonathan's Space Report
| accessdate = 2007-10-24
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite doi | 10.1007/BF00171763 }}
* {{cite book
| first = Patrick
| last = Moore
| authorlink = Patrick Moore
| year = 2001
| title = On the Moon
| publisher = Sterling Publishing Co
| isbn = 978-0-304-35469-6
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Fred W.
| last = Price
| year = 1988
| title = The Moon Observer's Handbook
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| isbn = 978-0-521-33500-3
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Rükl
| first = Antonín
| authorlink = Antonín Rükl
| year = 1990
| title = Atlas of the Moon
| publisher = Kalmbach Books
| isbn = 978-0-913135-17-4
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Webb
| first = Rev. T. W.
| authorlink = Thomas William Webb
| year = 1962
| title = Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes
| edition = 6th revision
| publisher = Dover
| isbn = 978-0-486-20917-3
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Ewen A.
| last = Whitaker
| authorlink = Ewen Whitaker
| year = 1999
| title = Mapping and Naming the Moon
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| isbn = 978-0-521-62248-6
| ref = harv
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Peter T.
| last = Wlasuk
| year = 2000
| title = Observing the Moon
| publisher = Springer
| isbn = 978-1-85233-193-1
| ref = harv
}}
{{refend}}


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Zucchius
Diameter64 km
Depth3.2 km
Colongitude52° at sunrise
EponymNiccolò Zucchi

Zucchius is a prominent lunar impact crater located near the southwestern limb. Because of its location the crater appears oblong-shaped due to foreshortening. It lies just to the south-southwest of the crater Segner, and northeast of the much larger walled plain Bailly. To the southeast is Bettinus, a formation only slightly larger than Zucchius.

The crater rim is symmetrical and shows little significant wear from impacts. The inner wall is terraced, and there is a group of small central peaks that forms a curving arc around the middle of the floor. Due to its ray system, Zucchius is mapped as part of the Copernican System.[1]

Satellite craters

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

Zucchius Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 61.8° S 56.0° W 28 km
B 61.8° S 54.3° W 25 km
C 60.8° S 45.2° W 22 km
D 61.4° S 58.7° W 26 km
E 61.3° S 60.6° W 21 km
F 60.1° S 56.5° W 8 km
G 60.5° S 57.2° W 25 km
H 61.0° S 59.7° W 14 km
K 64.3° S 58.0° W 10 km

References

  1. ^ The geologic history of the Moon, 1987, Wilhelms, Don E.; with sections by McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. USGS Professional Paper: 1348. Plate 11: Copernican System (online)
  • Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Blue, Jennifer (25 July 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 5 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • McDowell, Jonathan (15 July 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 24 October 2007. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi: 10.1007/BF00171763 , please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi= 10.1007/BF00171763 instead.
  • Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revision ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)