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Ibn Bajja (crater)

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Diameter
  
12.6 km

Colongitude
  
45° at sunrise

Depth
  
Unknown

Eponym
  
Ibn Bajja

Ibn Bajja is a small lunar crater located about 199k km (62 mi) from the south pole of the Moon. The ridge north of Ibn Bajja is part of the elevated rim encircling the depressed area containing Cabeus.

Previously unnamed, this crater, along with 18 others, was named in 2009 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). It was named for Ibn Bajja (c. 1095-1138), a Spanish-Arab astronomer and philosopher.

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Ibn Bajja (crater) Wikipedia