Euctemon (moon crater)
| Euctemon | ||
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| Euctemon with side craters ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 76.29 ° N , 30.51 ° O | |
| diameter | 63 km | |
| depth | 1630 m | |
| Card sheet | 4 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Euctemon (5th century) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Euctemon is an impact crater on the northeastern edge of the moon's front . To the southwest lies the large crater plain of Meton , in the southeast it touches the edge of Baillaud , to the northeast lies De Sitter . Because of its location close to the edge, Euctemon is difficult to see from the earth.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| C. | 76.13 ° N , 38.58 ° O | 20 km | [1] |
| D. | 77.05 ° N , 38.65 ° O | 20 km | [2] |
| H | 76.12 ° N , 26.07 ° O | 17 km | [3] |
| K | 75.92 ° N , 28.34 ° O | 7 km | [4] |
| N | 75.41 ° N , 32.91 ° O | 9 km | [5] |
The crater was named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek astronomer Euktemon .
