Calippus (crater)

Calippus (crater)

240px Mosaic of Lunar Orbiter 4 images
Coordinates
Diameter	32 km
Depth	2.7 km
Colongitude	350° at sunrise
Eponym	Callippus

Calippus is a small lunar crater that is located on the eastern edge of the rugged Montes Caucasus mountain range in the northern part of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the crater remnant Alexander, to the northwest of the Mare Serenitatis.

The outer rim of Calippus has an irregular appearance, with outward bulges to the northeast and particularly to the west where there is an interior shelf of slumped material. The exterior has a slight rampart that is surrounded by the rugged terrain of the mountain range. Within the sharp-sided interior walls is a rough and irregular interior floor.

To the southeast of this crater, on the edge of the Mare Serenitatis, is an arcing rille designated Rima Calippus. This cleft follows a path to the northeast for a length of about 40 kilometers.

File:Rima Calippus 5086 med.jpg

Lunar Orbiter 5 image of Rima Calippus

Location of Calippus

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 Calippus.

Calippus	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	37.0° N	7.9° E	16 km
B	36.0° N	10.0° E	7 km
C	39.6° N	9.1° E	40 km
D	36.3° N	11.3° E	4 km
E	38.9° N	11.9° E	5 km
F	40.5° N	10.0° E	6 km
G	41.3° N	11.5° E	4 km