Schickard

/ ˈʃɪkəd /

noun

a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter

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Schickard saw Arcturus in broad daylight early in 1632.

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Wargentin, the oval close to the moon's southeast limb, beyond Schickard, is a unique formation in that, instead of its interior being sunk below the general level, it is elevated above it.

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For instance, Schickard, close to the south-eastern border, is nearly 130 miles in diameter, and its wall rises in one point to over 10,000 feet.

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Grimaldi, almost exactly at the east point, is nearly as large as Schickard.

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Schickard is one of the largest walled plains on the moon, about 134 miles in breadth.

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