Mitra (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18.0° N, 154.7° W |
| Diameter | 92 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 155° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Sisir K. Mitra |
Mitra is a lunar crater that is attached to the western outer rim of the larger Mach crater, on the far side of the Moon. Just to the west of Mitra is Bredikhin crater, and to the south-southeast lies Henyey crater.
This is a heavily eroded formation with an outer rim that has been damaged by subsequent impacts. Attached to the exterior along the southeast is the satellite crater 'Mitra J'. A number of smaller impacts lie along the rim edge, and very little of the original rim remains intact. Within the interior, a smaller crater occupies the southwestern part of the floor, and a small, cup-shaped crater lies across the northeast rim of this formation and very close to the mid-point of Mitra. The remaining floor is marked only by a few small and tiny craterlets.
[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 Mitra crater.
| Mitra | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 20.8° N | 154.1° W | 46 km |
| J | 15.9° N | 153.2° W | 46 km |
| Y | 21.5° N | 155.2° W | 26 km |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
