Fabbroni (crater)

Fabbroni
Apollo 17 image
Coordinates 18°42′N 29°12′E / 18.7°N 29.2°E / 18.7; 29.2Coordinates: 18°42′N 29°12′E / 18.7°N 29.2°E / 18.7; 29.2
Diameter 11 km
Depth 2.1 km
Colongitude 331° at sunrise
Eponym Giovanni V. M. Fabbroni
Oblique view facing south from Apollo 15

Fabbroni is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the northern edge of the Mare Tranquillitatis, at the eastern edge of the gap where the lunar mare joins Mare Serenitatis to the north. About 45 km to the southeast is the crater Vitruvius.

Fabbroni is named after the Italian economist, chemist and naturalist Giovanni Fabbroni. Fabbroni was known as Vitruvius E before being given its own name by the IAU.

This is a circular crater with a conical interior formed by the inner walls gradually sloping down to the tiny floor at the midpoint. The northern rim of this crater lies along the southeastern flanks of the peak Mons Argaeus.

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