Meton (moon crater)

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Meton
Lunar crater Meton.png
Meton (Moon North Pole Region)
Meton
position 73.44 °  N , 19.2 °  O coordinates: 73 ° 26 '24 "  N , 19 ° 12' 0"  O
diameter 125 km
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Named after Meton (5th century BC)
Named since 1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Meton represents a terrain formation on the Earth's moon that consists of multiple, connected craters that have been flooded by lava . The remaining level, which is bounded by a wall, has the shape of a clover leaf. It is located north of the Mare Frigoris . Barrow Crater adjoins the southwestern rim. In the northwest is the Scoresby and in the east the Baillaud and the Euctemon .

List of Minor Craters of Meton
Letter position diameter link
A. 73.22 °  N , 30.54 °  O 15 km [1]
B. 71.37 °  N , 18.14 °  O 7 km [2]
C. 70.45 °  N , 19.23 °  E 87 km [3]
D. 72.21 °  N , 24.44 °  O 79 km [4]
E. 75.17 °  N , 15.25 °  E 43 km [5]
F. 72.11 °  N , 14.52 °  O 42 km [6]
G 72.75 °  N , 28.07 °  O 9 km [7]
W. 67.45 °  N , 17.45 °  O 8 kilometers [8th]

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