Phocylides (crater)


Phocylides is a lunar impact crater located near the southwest rim of the Moon. It overlays the south rim of the crater Nasmyth to the north. To the northwest is the unusual plateau formation of Wargentin. Eastward is the merged formation Schiller, and in the southwest lies Pingré.
The outer wall of Phocylides is worn and eroded, especially along the western edge. The northern edge of the rim is notched and irregular, with a rise of ground joining the south rim of Wargentin. The crater Phocylides F lies across the southern rim. The floor of Phocylides is flooded and relatively smooth, with a few small craterlets and no central peak. The most notable impact on the floor is a crater near the northeast rim.
Phocylides lies to the northwest of the Schiller-Zucchius Basin.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Phocylides.
PhocylidesLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A54.6° S51.6° W19 km
B53.8° S51.7° W8 km
C51.0° S52.6° W46 km
D53.2° S51.6° W7 km
E55.5° S57.7° W32 km
F54.8° S57.4° W23 km
G51.2° S50.8° W14 km
J54.1° S62.7° W22 km
K52.2° S48.9° W14 km
KA52.0° S48.9° W12 km
KB51.7° S48.8° W14 km
L56.9° S62.7° W9 km
M55.5° S60.5° W9 km
N52.1° S55.5° W15 km
S55.9° S59.8° W10 km
V56.6° S60.6° W8 km
X50.5° S50.6° W7 km
Z50.0° S50.8° W8 km