Neison (moon crater)
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| Neison ( Lunar Orbiter 4 ) | ||
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| position | 68.21 ° N , 24.99 ° O | |
| diameter | 51 km | |
| depth | 1600 m | |
| Card sheet | 4 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Edmund Neison (1849-1940) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Neison is an impact crater on the northeastern edge of the moon's front . It is located southeast of Meton Crater and west of Arnold .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 67.36 ° N , 26.67 ° O | 9 km | [1] |
| B. | 67.37 ° N , 25.74 ° E | 8 kilometers | [2] |
| C. | 66.92 ° N , 22.96 ° E | 10 km | [3] |
| D. | 67.91 ° N , 22.46 ° O | 5 km | [4] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the British astronomer and selenographer Edmund Neison (actually Edmund Neville Nevill ).