Sulpicius Gallus is a small, bowl-shaped

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that lies near the southwestern edge of the

Mare Serenitatis Mare Serenitatis (Latin ''serēnitātis'', the "Sea of Serenity") is a lunar mare located to the east of Mare Imbrium on the Moon. Its diameter is . Geology Mare Serenitatis is located within the Serenitatis basin, which is of the Nectarian ep ...

. The crater is named after the 2nd century BC Roman astronomer

Gaius Sulpicius Gallus Gaius Sulpicius Gallus or Galus () was a general, statesman and orator of the Roman Republic. In 169 BC, he served as ''praetor urbanus''.Livy xliii.14 Under Lucius Aemilius Paulus, his intimate friend, he commanded the 2nd legion in the campaign ...

. About 10 kilometers to the south and east is the Montes Haemus range that forms the edge of the Serenitatis basin. This crater has a relatively high

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, with a sharp-edged rim that displays little appearance of wear. There is a small rise at the midpoint. Recent deposits of highland material have been observed within the crater interior. This material was observed to be orange by Apollo 17 astronauts during their LMP ascent transcriptions, url=https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/AS17_TEC.PDF, website=nasa.gov, access-date=Sept 13, 2022 To the northwest is a

rille Rille (German for 'groove') is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels. The Latin term is ''rima'', plural ''rimae''. Typically, a rille can be several kilometers wid ...

system designated the Rimae Sulpicius Gallus. These extend to the northwest for a distance of about 90 kilometers, curving and branching out to follow the edge of the mare.

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 Sulpicius Gallus. Sulpicius Gallus A crater AS15-81-10880.jpg, Sulpicius Gallus A

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Sulpicius Gallus at The Moon WikiRimae Sulpicius Gallus at The Moon Wiki

LTO-42D4 Sulpicius Gallus
— L&PI

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* - the rille * - both the crater and the rille * {{cite web, last = Wood , first = Chuck , date = July 23, 2010 , url = http://lpod.wikispaces.com/July+23%2C+2010 , title = Curves Near the Shore , publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day - the rille Impact craters on the Moon

Satellite craters

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