Conon
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Conon
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Lat: 21.6°N, Long: 2.0°E, Diam: 21 km, Depth: 2.93 km, Rükl: 22, Copernican |
LO-IV-102H The dark feature on the upper left margin is the rim of an unnamed 6-km crater along a ridge at the foot of Mons Bradley.
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(IAU Directions) CONON.--A bright little crater, 11 miles in diameter, situated among the intricacies of the Apennines, S. of Mount Bradley. It has a central hill, which is not a difficult object.
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Additional Information
- Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
Pike, 1976: 2.93 km
Arthur, 1974: 2.32 km
Westfall, 2000: 2.93 km
Viscardy, 1985: 2.32 km
Cherrington, 1969: 2.71 km - Thermal anomaly crater, implying youthful age - Moore et al, 1980
- Included in ALPO list of bright ray craters
- Included in ALPO list of banded craters
- TSI = 20, CPI = 5, FI = 20; MI =45 Smith and Hartnell, 1973
Nomenclature
Conon of Samos (ca. 280 BC - ca. 220 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician.
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