Dante (crater) explained

Coordinates:25.5°N 180°W
Diameter:54 km
Depth:Unknown
Colong:181
Eponym:Dante Alighieri

Dante is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies in the northern hemisphere exactly opposite the prime meridian facing the Earth. The nearest craters of note are Larmor to the north and Morse to the southeast. To the southwest is the oddly shaped Buys-Ballot.

This crater is overlain by part of the ray system radiating from Larmor Q to the northwest. The rim of Dante is circular but somewhat eroded. The fresh crater Dante G is attached to the exterior along the east-southeastern rim. The interior floor of this crater is uneven and marked by several small impacts.

The crater lies within the Freundlich-Sharonov Basin.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Dante.

Dante LatitudeLongitudeDiameter
C28.3° N177.1° W54 km
E26.7° N177.0° W43 km
G24.9° N178.6° W24 km
P23.6° N179.4° E27 km
S24.9° N177.3° E17 km
T25.8° N176.6° E20 km
Y27.1° N179.5° E27 km

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