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General characteristics
Latitude 13.8° S
Longitude 13.9° E
Diameter 62 km
Depth 3.1 km
Colongitude 346° at sunrise
Name source Ismael Abul-fida

Abulfeda is a lunar impact crater located in the central highlands of the Moon. To the northeast is Descartes crater, and to the south-southeast is Almanon crater. A chain of craters named the Catena Abulfeda runs between the southern rim of Abulfeda and the north rim of Almanon, then continues for a length of 210 kilometers across the Rupes Altai .

Both the south and northeast sides of the crater rim are overlain by multiple small craterlets. The inner wall is noticably wider in the east, and shallow and worn to the north. The crater floor has been resurfaced by basaltic lava and is relatively smooth and featureless. The crater lacks a central rise at the mid-point.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Abulfeda crater.


Abulfeda Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 16.4° S 10.8° E 14 km
B 14.5° S 16.4° E 15 km
BA 14.6° S 16.8° E 13 km
C 12.8° S 10.9° E 17 km
D 13.2° S 9.5° E 20 km
E 16.7° S 10.2° E 6 km
F 16.2° S 13.0° E 13 km
G 13.1° S 9.0° E 7 km
H 13.8° S 9.6° E 5 km
J 15.5° S 10.0° E 5 km
K 14.9° S 10.6° E 10 km
L 14.1° S 10.7° E 5 km
M 16.2° S 12.1° E 10 km
N 15.1° S 12.2° E 14 km
O 15.4° S 11.2° E 7 km
P 15.5° S 11.5° E 5 km
Q 12.8° S 12.3° E 3 km
R 12.8° S 13.0° E 7 km
S 12.2° S 13.3° E 5 km
T 14.8° S 13.8° E 7 km
U 13.0° S 13.8° E 6 km
W 12.5° S 13.9° E 5 km
X 15.0° S 14.0° E 6 km
Y 12.8° S 14.1° E 5 km
Z 14.7° S 15.2° E 5 km


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