Oenopides (crater)

Oenopides is a lunar impact crater that lies near the northern limb of the Moon. Due to its location, it appears significantly foreshortened when viewed from Earth, and its visibility is affected by libration. It is situated to the southeast of the prominent crater Pythagoras and west of the small crater Babbage E, which is attached to the rim of Babbage.

The outer rim of Oenopides is heavily eroded and impacted, with several smaller craters lying along its edge and within its interior. The most notable of these is Oenopides A, which cuts into the southern rim. The floor of the crater is relatively flat, marked by a few small craterlets and a generally rough texture. The crater lacks a central peak.

Oenopides is named after Oenopides of Chios, a Greek mathematician and astronomer of the 5th century BC.