![]() Lunar crater Innes as seen by
Lunar Orbiter 5 (facing west) | |
Coordinates | 27°48′N 119°12′E / 27.8°N 119.2°E |
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Diameter | 42 km |
Depth | unknown |
Colongitude | 242° at sunrise |
Eponym | Robert T. A. Innes |
Innes is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It is located less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the prominent crater Seyfert. To the southeast of Innes is the crater Meggers, and to the west-southwest lies Polzunov.
This crater has not been significantly worn due to impact erosion, and the features remain well-defined. The shape is roughly circular with a slight outward bulge along the western edge. The inner walls have slumped somewhat, and some slight terracing has occurred. The interior floor is relatively featureless, and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Innes.
Innes | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
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G | 26.7° N | 122.3° E | 22 km |
S | 27.6° N | 117.3° E | 33 km |
Z | 29.8° N | 119.2° E | 33 km |
![]() Lunar crater Innes as seen by
Lunar Orbiter 5 (facing west) | |
Coordinates | 27°48′N 119°12′E / 27.8°N 119.2°E |
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Diameter | 42 km |
Depth | unknown |
Colongitude | 242° at sunrise |
Eponym | Robert T. A. Innes |
Innes is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It is located less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the prominent crater Seyfert. To the southeast of Innes is the crater Meggers, and to the west-southwest lies Polzunov.
This crater has not been significantly worn due to impact erosion, and the features remain well-defined. The shape is roughly circular with a slight outward bulge along the western edge. The inner walls have slumped somewhat, and some slight terracing has occurred. The interior floor is relatively featureless, and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Innes.
Innes | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
G | 26.7° N | 122.3° E | 22 km |
S | 27.6° N | 117.3° E | 33 km |
Z | 29.8° N | 119.2° E | 33 km |