Erro (crater)
Nearby craters of note include Babcock to the west-southwest, Saenger to the east-southeast and Dreyer to the north-northwest.
The crater is named after the Mexican astronomer Luis Enrique Erro.
This crater has a low, broken rim that only projects a small distance above the surface. The somewhat uneven surrounding plains have intruded into the interior of this crater, leaving a level, nearly featureless floor. The most intact sections of the rim lie along the northern and northeastern sides. The satellite crater Erro V is attached to the outer rim to the northwest, and there is a smaller crater along the southern rim. There is a small craterlet in the northeastern part of the interior floor.
Satellite craters
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Erro.
Erro | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
D | 6.8° N | 100.5° E | 30 km |
J | 4.6° N | 99.4° E | 15 km |
K | 3.8° N | 99.6° E | 17 km |
T | 5.6° N | 96.9° E | 16 km |
V | 6.3° N | 97.8° E | 18 km |
References
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Erro". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
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External links
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