Cabannes (crater)
Lunar impact crater
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Cabannes is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.[3] It dates to the Pre-Nectarian period on the lunar geologic timescale.[2] This impact lies within the South Pole-Aitken basin, where it crosses the southern boundary of the basin's central compositional anomaly.[4] The rim of Cabannes has been worn by subsequent impacts, with a smaller crater overlying the southern rim. However the formation has not been significantly reshaped by nearby craters.[5]: 132–133
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image | |
| Coordinates | 60.9°S 169.6°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 81.30 km (50.52 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 172° at sunrise |
| Formation | Pre-Nectarian[2] |
| Eponym | Jean Cabannes |
The satellite crater Cabannes J is attached to the southeast rim, and lies between Cabannes and the heavily impacted crater Berlage. Just to the east is the crater Bellinsgauzen,[2] and to the south is a large walled plain called Antoniadi.
This crater is named after French physicist Jean Cabannes (1885–1959).[6] Its designation was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.[1]
