Timaeus (crater)

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Timaeus
Timaeus crater 4116 h1 h2.jpg
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates62°48′N 0°24′W / 62.8°N 0.4°W / 62.8; -0.4Coordinates: 62°48′N 0°24′W / 62.8°N 0.4°W / 62.8; -0.4
Diameter33 km
Depth2.2 km
Colongitude0° at sunrise
EponymTimaeus

Timaeus is a lunar impact crater in the northern part of the Moon, on the north edge of Mare Frigoris. It forms part of the southwestern wall of the large and irregular walled plain W. Bond. The rim of Timaeus is somewhat pentagonal in shape, with rounded corners. There is a central rise in the midpoint of the crater floor.

The irregular terrain to the west of Timaeus displays a degree of streaky parallelism, as was noted by the Rev. T. W. Webb. These follow a path slightly to the east of north.

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