Hanno (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 56.3° S, 71.2° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 56 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 290° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Hanno the Navigator |
Hanno is a lunar crater that lies near the southeastern limb of the Moon, along the western edge of the Mare Australe. About a crater diameter to the southwest is the prominent Pontécoulant crater.
This is a heavily worn crater formation with an outer rim that has been battered and pock-marked by small impacts. A small crater attached to the north-northeastern rim forms a depression in the side. The inner walls are nearly featureless except for a few small craterlets, and the interior floor is likewise level and battered by tiny craters.
[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 Hanno crater.
| Hanno | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 53.4° S | 63.2° E | 38 km |
| B | 52.6° S | 68.6° E | 36 km |
| C | 55.9° S | 68.9° E | 22 km |
| D | 59.1° S | 78.3° E | 18 km |
| E | 59.3° S | 73.0° E | 18 km |
| F | 52.3° S | 68.2° E | 9 km |
| G | 58.0° S | 70.6° E | 16 km |
| H | 57.6° S | 74.4° E | 57 km |
| K | 53.5° S | 76.9° E | 25 km |
| W | 54.6° S | 60.1° E | 10 km |
| X | 55.3° S | 67.7° E | 13 km |
| Y | 55.3° S | 66.0° E | 8 km |
| Z | 55.1° S | 65.1° E | 10 km |
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