Cassini (lunar crater)
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| Coordinates | 40°15′N 4°38′E / 40.25°N 4.64°E |
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| Diameter | 56.88 km (35.34 mi) |
| Depth | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Colongitude | 356° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Giovanni Cassini and Jacques Cassini |
Cassini is a lunar impact crater that is located in the Palus Nebularum, at the eastern end of Mare Imbrium. The crater was named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Jacques Cassini. To the northeast is the Promontorium Agassiz, the southern tip of the Montes Alpes mountain range. South by south-east of Cassini is the crater Theaetetus. To the northwest is the lone peak Mons Piton.