Abenezra is a
lunarimpact crater located in the rugged highlands in the south-central section of the
Moon. Abenezra is named after the
SephardicJewish sage, poet, biblical commentator, and astrologer
Abraham ibn Ezra.[1] It is attached along the southeast rim to the crater
Azophi. To the northeast lies the crater
Geber, and further to the southeast is the larger
Sacrobosco.
The rim of Abenezra has a noticeably polygonal shape, with uneven wall segments. The inner walls are
terraced, and the floor is irregular and ridged. These ridges form unusual, sinuous patterns across the floor. The crater overlays the eastern part of another crater-like formation designated Abenezra C.
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 Abenezra.
Abenezra
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
22.8° S
10.5° E
23 km
B
20.8° S
10.1° E
14 km
C
21.3° S
11.1° E
44 km
D
21.7° S
9.7° E
8 km
E
21.4° S
9.4° E
14 km
F
21.5° S
10.3° E
7 km
G
20.5° S
11.0° E
5 km
H
21.1° S
12.8° E
4 km
J
19.9° S
10.7° E
5 km
P
19.9° S
9.9° E
44 km
References
^"Abenezra". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.