Kinau (crater)
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Kinau is a small, eroded lunar crater that is located in the low southern latitudes of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the Jacobi crater, and about equally far to the north-northwest of Pentland crater.
The northwestern rim and inner wall of this crater has been heavily damaged by impacts, and is overlaid by a pair of small, cup-shaped craters. The remainder of the rim is worn and somewhat distorted into a hexagonal shape, with several small craterlets along the rim edge. The inner walls are relatively low, and the interior floor is almost featureless except for a few tiny craterlets. There is a low rise near the mid-point that is attached to the small crater to the northwest.
Satellite craters
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 Kinau crater.
| Kinau | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 62.1° S | 20.0° E | 35 km |
| B | 61.6° S | 19.2° E | 8 km |
| C | 60.6° S | 20.5° E | 30 km |
| D | 60.6° S | 18.5° E | 27 km |
| E | 60.1° S | 20.0° E | 7 km |
| F | 62.1° S | 13.5° E | 10 km |
| G | 61.5° S | 12.7° E | 25 km |
| H | 59.8° S | 19.7° E | 6 km |
| J | 59.6° S | 16.0° E | 5 km |
| K | 58.6° S | 18.1° E | 10 km |
| L | 59.3° S | 18.8° E | 11 km |
| M | 60.4° S | 14.3° E | 12 km |
| N | 61.4° S | 15.5° E | 7 km |
| P | 61.4° S | 17.4° E | 5 km |
| Q | 62.4° S | 21.1° E | 11 km |
| R | 59.9° S | 11.6° E | 61 km |
Notes
- ↑ The eponym of this crater is a current research topic at the USGS. It is possible that "C.A. Kinau" will be struck from this list
References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
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