Amici is a lunar impact crater that is located on the rugged far side of the Moon. It lies to the south of the larger crater Icarus, to the north of McKellar.
Coordinates | 9°54′S 172°06′W / 9.9°S 172.1°W |
---|---|
Diameter | 54 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 172° at sunrise |
Eponym | Giovanni Battista Amici |
The rim of Amici has been eroded and distorted by subsequent impacts, so that is now has a somewhat polygonal shape. It has a valley at the southern end that extends toward the satellite crater Amici M. The interior floor has no notable impact formations, but is pock-marked by tiny craterlets.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Amici.
Amici | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
M | 11.8° S | 171.9° W | 105 km |
N | 11.8° S | 172.5° W | 39 km |
P | 12.3° S | 174.1° W | 31 km |
Q | 12.0° S | 175.7° W | 47 km |
R | 11.4° S | 175.2° W | 34 km |
T | 9.7° S | 174.0° W | 43 km |
U | 8.7° S | 175.5° W | 96 km |