Artemis (crater)

Artemis
Coordinates25°00′N 25°24′W / 25.0°N 25.4°W / 25.0; -25.4
Diameter2.28 km (1.42 mi)[1]
Colongitude336° at sunrise
EponymArtemis

Artemis is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Mare Imbrium.[2] Craters of this dimension typically form cup-shaped excavations on the surface of the Moon. It lies near the midpoint between the craters Euler to the west and Lambert to the east. Just a few kilometers to the southeast is the even smaller Verne.[3]

This crater is named after Artemis, a Greek goddess who symbolizes the Moon and a Greek female first name. Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Artemis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  3. ↑ "40A4S1(10), Artemis". NASA Lunar Topophotomap. Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-23.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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