Maginus

One of the largest craters in the southern highlands, showing extreme age and modification.

Visual Description

Maginus appeared as a very large but heavily degraded crater in the southern highlands. The walls were low and broken in many places, barely rising above the surrounding terrain. The floor was complex and crowded with numerous smaller craters and irregular features, demonstrating billions of years of bombardment.

Notable Features

• One of the largest lunar craters (194 km)
• Extremely degraded walls
• Heavily cratered floor
• Ancient structure from early lunar history
• Located in the southern highlands

Notes

• Named after Italian astronomer Giovanni Antonio Magini
• Best observed 8-10 days after new moon
• Demonstrates extreme age (over 4 billion years)
• Coordinates: 50.0°S, 6.2°W
• One of the Moon’s oldest visible features