Endymion (moon crater)

Endymion
Endymion with side craters ( LROC -WAC)
position	53.61 °  N , 56.48 °  O coordinates: 53 ° 36 '36 "  N , 56 ° 28' 48"  O
diameter	122 km
depth	4070 m
Card sheet	14 (PDF)
Named after	Endymion
Named since	1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Endymion is an impact crater on the northeastern edge of the moon's front . To the east is the Mare Humboldtianum . It is located east of the Mare Frigoris . The rim of the crater shows terracing. The crater floor is level.

List of Endymion's minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	54.6 °  N , 62.4 °  E	30 km	[1]
B.	59.85 °  N , 67.62 °  O	59 km	[2]
C.	58.41 °  N , 60.37 °  O	32 km	[3]
D.	52.34 °  N , 62.07 °  O	22 km	[4]
E.	53.59 °  N , 66.18 °  O	18 km	[5]
F.	56.53 °  N , 63.62 °  O	12 km	[6]
G	56.43 °  N , 55.58 °  E	14 km	[7]
H	50.99 °  N , 56.13 °  E	16 km	[8th]
J	53.49 °  N , 50.8 °  E	66 km	[9]
K	51.17 °  N , 52.16 °  O	7 km	[10]
L.	55.47 °  N , 71.35 °  O	10 km	[11]
M.	52.68 °  N , 71.04 °  O	9 km	[12]
N	52.39 °  N , 69.59 °  O	9 km	[13]
W.	52.76 °  N , 69.5 °  E	11 km	[14]
X	52.93 °  N , 49.99 °  O	6 km	[15]
Y	55.78 °  N , 57.98 °  O	7 km	[16]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the shepherd boy Endymion from Greek mythology.

Web links

• Endymion in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Endymion on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .