Humason (crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Humason is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. This is a cup-shaped crater with an outer rim that rises slightly above the surrounding lunar mare. To the west is a low system of mare wrinkle ridges named the Dorsa Whiston that wind southwards towards Montes Agricola.
Apollo 15 image | |
| Coordinates | 30.7°N 56.6°W |
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| Diameter | 4 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 57° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Milton L. Humason |
This crater was previously identified as Lichtenberg G before being renamed by the IAU in 1973.[1] The crater Lichtenberg itself lies over 100 kilometers to the west.