Kinau (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60.8° S, 15.1° E |
| Diameter | 42 km |
| Depth | 2.0 km |
| Colongitude | 346° at sunrise |
| Eponym | C. A. Kinau or Adolph Gottfried Kinau |
Kinau is a small, eroded lunar crater that is located in the low southern latitudes of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the Jacobi crater, and about equally far to the north-northwest of Pentland crater.
The northwestern rim and inner wall of this crater has been heavily damaged by impacts, and is overlaid by a pair of small, cup-shaped craters. The remainder of the rim is worn and somewhat distorted into a hexagonal shape, with several small craterlets along the rim edge. The inner walls are relatively low, and the interior floor is almost featureless except for a few tiny craterlets. There is a low rise near the mid-point that is attached to the small crater to the northwest.
[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 Kinau crater.
| Kinau | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 62.1° S | 20.0° E | 35 km |
| B | 61.6° S | 19.2° E | 8 km |
| C | 60.6° S | 20.5° E | 30 km |
| D | 60.6° S | 18.5° E | 27 km |
| E | 60.1° S | 20.0° E | 7 km |
| F | 62.1° S | 13.5° E | 10 km |
| G | 61.5° S | 12.7° E | 25 km |
| H | 59.8° S | 19.7° E | 6 km |
| J | 59.6° S | 16.0° E | 5 km |
| K | 58.6° S | 18.1° E | 10 km |
| L | 59.3° S | 18.8° E | 11 km |
| M | 60.4° S | 14.3° E | 12 km |
| N | 61.4° S | 15.5° E | 7 km |
| P | 61.4° S | 17.4° E | 5 km |
| Q | 62.4° S | 21.1° E | 11 km |
| R | 59.9° S | 11.6° E | 61 km |
[edit] Notes
- ↑ The eponym of this crater is a current research topic at the USGS. It is possible that "C.A. Kinau" will be struck from this list
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
