Dunér is an old lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.[1] It lies to the southeast of the crater Chernyshev, and west-southwest of the Perkin–Debye crater pair.
 Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west | |
| Coordinates | 44°41′N 179°28′E / 44.68°N 179.46°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 65.07 km (40.43 mi) |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 181° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Nils C. Dunér |
This crater has been heavily battered by multiple small impacts, leaving a barely surviving outer rim that forms little more than a circular rise in the surface. The interior is in similar condition, and small craters cover many parts of the crater. The most notable impacts consist of a chain of overlapping small craters that run from near the midpoint and cross the southeastern rim. This chain is greater in length than the diameter of Dunér.
Prior to formal naming by the IAU in 1970,[2] Dunér was called Crater 69.[3]
Satellite craters
editBy convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Dunér.
| Dunér | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 47.7° N | 179.7° E | 38 km |
References
edit- ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
- ↑ Dunér, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ↑ Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A), 2nd Edition October 1967
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{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
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