Kearons (crater)
Kearons is a small
lunar crater that is located on the
far side of the
Moon, to the northwest of the
Mare Orientale impact basin, in the outer skirt of
ejecta that surrounds the
Montes Cordillera range. It is a relatively isolated crater, possibly because any nearby features have been buried under the
ejecta. Some distance to the south is the
Lewis crater, and to the north-northeast lies
Grachev crater.
The rim of this crater forms a rounded
polygon, with a sharp edge that has a small craterlet across the northwestern side. The inner wall and interior floor are relatively featureless. About a crater diameter to the southwest of Kearons is a smaller crater that has a modest
ray system, with rays extending to the north, south, and southwest for up to 100 km.
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 Kearons crater.
| Kearons | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | | U | 10.5° S | 115.9° W | 13 km |
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