Dante (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	25.5° N, 180.0° E
Diameter	54 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	181° at sunrise
Eponym	Dante Alighieri

Dante is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies in the norther hemisphere exactly opposite the prime meridian facing toward the Earth. The nearest craters of note are Larmor to the north and Morse to the southeast. To the southwest is the oddly-shaped Buys-Ballot crater.

This crater is overlaid by part of the ray system radiating from 'Larmor Q' to the northwest. The rim of Dante is circular but somewhat eroded. The fresh crater 'Dante G' is attached to the exterior along the east-southeastern rim. The interior floor of this crater is uneven and marked by several small impacts.

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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 Dante crater.

Dante	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
C	28.3° N	177.1° W	54 km
E	26.7° N	177.0° W	43 km
G	24.9° N	178.6° W	24 km
P	23.6° N	179.4° E	27 km
S	24.9° N	177.3° E	17 km
T	25.8° N	176.6° E	20 km
Y	27.1° N	179.5° E	27 km

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