Kane
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Kane
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Lat: 63.1°N, Long: 26.1°E, Diam: 54 km, Depth: 0.57 km, Rükl: 5, pre-Nectarian? |
LO-IV-092H Kane is in the center. The 26-km crater partially visible directly above it at the top margin is Moigno B. The crater outside the east rim of Kane is unnamed.
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Maps
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Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Pike, 1976: 0.57 km
- Westfall, 2000: 0.57 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 1.31 km
- Satellite crater Kane F is on the ALPO list of bright ray craters.
Nomenclature
- Elisha Kent; American explorer (1820-1857).
- According to Whitaker (p. 224), this name was originally proposed by Schmidt.
- The incomplete formation southeast of Kane (between Kane and Gartner) was called Danjon by Felix Chemla Lamech. The official name Danjon went to a crater on the moon's farside (I.A.U.).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- Lamech's "Danjon" between Kane and Gartner: NAMED LUNAR FORMATIONS, by Mary Blagg.
