Meton (moon crater)
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position | 73.44 ° N , 19.2 ° O | |
diameter | 125 km | |
Card sheet | 4 (PDF) | |
Named after | Meton (5th century BC) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
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 .
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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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] |
Web links
- Meton in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Meton crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"