Sirsalis (crater)
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image showing Sirsalis at right of center, Sirsalis A at left of center, and Sirsalis F and J in lower right | |
| Coordinates | 12°30′S 60°24′W / 12.5°S 60.4°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 42 km |
| Depth | 3.0 km |
| Colongitude | 61° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Gerolamo Sersale |
Sirsalis is a relatively young lunar impact crater located near the western lunar limb, to the southwest of the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater lies across a ridge that runs in a north–south direction. It has a sharp edge and a low central peak. The crater overlaps the slightly larger and older Sirsalis A to the west-southwest, and the two form a distinctive feature.
To the east is a rille system named the Rimae Sirsalis. The longest of these rilles follows a line running approximately north-northeast to south-southwest, just clearing the southeastern rim of Sirsalis by about 10 kilometers. This long rille runs 330 kilometers from the shore of Oceanus Procellarum until it crosses the crater Darwin A and intersects the Rimae Darwin to the east of Darwin.
Satellite craters
[edit]By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Sirsalis.
| Sirsalis | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 12.7° S | 61.3° W | 49 km |
| B | 11.1° S | 63.7° W | 16 km |
| C | 10.3° S | 63.8° W | 22 km |
| D | 9.9° S | 58.6° W | 35 km |
| E | 8.1° S | 56.5° W | 72 km |
| F | 13.5° S | 60.1° W | 13 km |
| G | 13.7° S | 61.7° W | 30 km |
| H | 14.0° S | 62.4° W | 26 km |
| J | 13.4° S | 59.8° W | 12 km |
| K | 10.4° S | 57.3° W | 7 km |
| T | 9.2° S | 53.4° W | 16 km |
| Z | 10.7° S | 61.9° W | 91 km |
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