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Revision as of 17:28, 15 April 2018
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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.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 13B1) LAC map Geologic map
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.
