Kane (crater)
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Crater characteristics | |
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Coordinates | 63.1° N, 26.1° E |
Diameter | 55 km |
Depth | 3.3 km |
Colongitude | 335° at sunrise |
Eponym | Elisha K. Kane |
Kane is the walled remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava from Mare Frigoris to the south, and it lies on the northeast edge of this mare. The crater lies midway between C. Mayer crater to the west and Democritus crater in the east. To the north-northeast is Moigno crater.
The floor of this crater is flat and covered in lava flow, with no significant craters within the outer rim. Nothing remains of a central peak, if it ever possessed such a feature. The outer wall displays gaps along the south where it joins the Mare Frigoris. The remainder of the rim is circular but displays wear.
[edit] Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Kane crater.
Kane | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
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A | 61.2° N | 27.0° E | 5 km |
F | 59.6° N | 23.1° E | 7 km |
G | 59.2° N | 25.3° E | 10 km |
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