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Innes (crater)

Coordinates: 27°48′N 119°12′E / 27.8°N 119.2°E / 27.8; 119.2
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Innes
Lunar crater Innes as seen by Lunar Orbiter 5 (facing west)
Coordinates27°48′N 119°12′E / 27.8°N 119.2°E / 27.8; 119.2
Diameter42 km
Depthunknown
Colongitude242° at sunrise
EponymRobert T. A. Innes
Apollo 16 mapping camera image

Innes is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It is located less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the prominent crater Seyfert. To the southeast of Innes is the crater Meggers, and to the west-southwest lies Polzunov.

This crater has not been significantly worn due to impact erosion, and the features remain well-defined. The shape is roughly circular with a slight outward bulge along the western edge. The inner walls have slumped somewhat, and some slight terracing has occurred. The interior floor is relatively featureless, and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets.

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 Innes.

Innes Latitude Longitude Diameter
G 26.7° N 122.3° E 22 km
S 27.6° N 117.3° E 33 km
Z 29.8° N 119.2° E 33 km

See also

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References

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