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	{{Infobox Lunar crater		{{Infobox Lunar crater
	\| image = Simpelius crater 4094 h2.jpg		\| image = Simpelius crater 4094 h2.jpg
	~~\| image_size = 240px~~
	\| caption = [[Lunar Orbiter 4]] image with north at top		\| caption = [[Lunar Orbiter 4]] image with north at top
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|73.0\|S\|15.2\|E\|globe:moon_type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|73.0\|S\|15.2\|E\|globe:moon_type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}
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	'''Simpelius''' is an [[impact crater]] that lies in the southern part of the [[Moon]]. It lies to the north-northwest of the somewhat larger crater [[Schomberger (crater)\|Schomberger]], and east-southeast of the prominent [[Moretus (crater)\|Moretus]].		'''Simpelius''' is an [[impact crater]] that lies in the southern part of the [[Moon]]. It lies to the north-northwest of the somewhat larger crater [[Schomberger (crater)\|Schomberger]], and east-southeast of the prominent [[Moretus (crater)\|Moretus]].
			[[File:Cysatus - Mutus Si Vinco Zetta Ferruggia.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The crater area (on the bottom) in a Selenochromatic format Image (Si)]]
			The most distinctive aspect of this crater is the asymmetry of the inner wall, with the side being nearly twice as wide at the southern end as it is to the north. As a result, the level interior floor is offset to the north of the crater interior. The rim and inner wall are less sharply defined than those of Schomberger or Moretus, having been softened and smoothed by impacts. The rim is uneven, with peaks to the north, west, east, and south-southeast, and low sections in between. There are also a number of small crater pits along the inner wall and the interior floor.

	~~The most distinctive aspect of this~~ crater ~~is the asymmetry of the inner wall, with the side being nearly twice as wide~~ at ~~the southern end as it is to the north~~. ~~As a result, the level interior floor is offset to the north of the crater interior. The rim~~ and ~~inner wall are less sharply defined than those of Schomberger or Moretus, having been softened and smoothed by impacts~~. ~~The rim is uneven, with peaks to the north, west,~~ east~~, and south-southeast, and low sections in between. There are also a number of small crater pits along the inner wall and the interior floor~~.		India's [[Chandrayaan-3]] mission successfully landed near the crater at 69.37 degrees south latitude and 32.35 degrees east longitude.

	== Satellite craters ==		== Satellite craters ==
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	\| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature		\| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
	\| publisher = [[United States Geological Survey\|USGS]]		\| publisher = [[United States Geological Survey\|USGS]]
	\| url = ~~http~~://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/		\| url = https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
	\| access-date = 2007-08-05		\| access-date = 2007-08-05
	}}		}}
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	\| publisher = [[Jonathan's Space Report]]		\| publisher = [[Jonathan's Space Report]]
	\| access-date = 2007-10-24		\| access-date = 2007-10-24
			\| archive-date = 2012-02-08
			\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120208141804/http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/
			\| url-status = dead
	}}		}}
	* {{cite journal\|last1=Menzel\|first1=D. H. \|last2=Minnaert\|first2=M. \|last3=Levin\|first3=B. \|last4=Dollfus\|first4=A. \|last5=Bell\|first5=B. \|title=Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU \|doi=10.1007/BF00171763 \|journal=[[Space Science Reviews]] \|volume=12 \|issue=2 \|pages=136–186 \|date=1971 \|bibcode=1971SSRv...12..136M \|s2cid=122125855 }}		* {{cite journal\|last1=Menzel\|first1=D. H. \|last2=Minnaert\|first2=M. \|last3=Levin\|first3=B. \|last4=Dollfus\|first4=A. \|last5=Bell\|first5=B. \|title=Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU \|doi=10.1007/BF00171763 \|journal=[[Space Science Reviews]] \|volume=12 \|issue=2 \|pages=136–186 \|date=1971 \|bibcode=1971SSRv...12..136M \|s2cid=122125855 }}

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{{Short description|Lunar surface depression}}
{{Infobox Lunar crater
| image = Simpelius crater 4094 h2.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = [[Lunar Orbiter 4]] image with north at top
| coordinates = {{coord|73.0|S|15.2|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter = 70 km
| depth = 3.2 km
| colong = 349
| eponym = [[Hugh Sempill]]
}}

'''Simpelius''' is an [[impact crater]] that lies in the southern part of the [[Moon]]. It lies to the north-northwest of the somewhat larger crater [[Schomberger (crater)|Schomberger]], and east-southeast of the prominent [[Moretus (crater)|Moretus]].

The most distinctive aspect of this crater is the asymmetry of the inner wall, with the side being nearly twice as wide at the southern end as it is to the north. As a result, the level interior floor is offset to the north of the crater interior. The rim and inner wall are less sharply defined than those of Schomberger or Moretus, having been softened and smoothed by impacts. The rim is uneven, with peaks to the north, west, east, and south-southeast, and low sections in between. There are also a number of small crater pits along the inner wall and the interior floor.

== 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 Simpelius.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! scope="col" | Simpelius
! scope="col" | Latitude
! scope="col" | Longitude
! scope="col" | Diameter
|-
! scope="row" | A
| 70.1° S
| 16.5° E
| 60 km
|-
! scope="row" | B
| 75.2° S
| 10.2° E
| 50 km
|-
! scope="row" | C
| 72.6° S
| 5.9° E
| 49 km
|-
! scope="row" | D
| 71.6° S
| 8.6° E
| 54 km
|-
! scope="row" | E
| 70.1° S
| 11.0° E
| 45 km
|-
! scope="row" | F
| 68.7° S
| 16.8° E
| 29 km
|-
! scope="row" | G
| 71.8° S
| 23.0° E
| 24 km
|-
! scope="row" | H
| 68.0° S
| 15.5° E
| 29 km
|-
! scope="row" | J
| 76.1° S
| 8.4° E
| 17 km
|-
! scope="row" | K
| 74.8° S
| 15.7° E
| 23 km
|-
! scope="row" | L
| 70.4° S
| 6.7° E
| 16 km
|-
! scope="row" | M
| 70.4° S
| 16.4° E
| 7 km
|-
! scope="row" | N
| 71.3° S
| 24.3° E
| 8 km
|-
! scope="row" | P
| 75.5° S
| 5.0° E
| 8 km
|}

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{{refend}}

[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]]

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