Sabatier (crater)

Sabatier

Apollo 17 Mapping Camera image
Coordinates 13°12′N 79°00′E / 13.2°N 79.0°E / 13.2; 79.0Coordinates: 13°12′N 79°00′E / 13.2°N 79.0°E / 13.2; 79.0
Diameter 10 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 281° at sunrise
Eponym Paul Sabatier
Obilque view from Apollo 11

Sabatier is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, at the southwestern fringes of the Mare Marginis.

It lies in a relatively isolated area, with the nearest named crater being the walled plain Neper to the southeast. This is a nearly circular formation, with a low outer rim and a circular floor about half the crater's diameter.

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