Cavendish (crater)
Encyclopedia
Cavendish is a lunar
crater
that is located in the southwest part of the Moon
, to the southwest of the larger crater Mersenius
. It lies between the smaller craters Henry
to the west-northwest and de Gasparis
to the east-southeast.
The rim of Cavendish is heavily worn and the crater Cavendish E lies across the southwest rim. The smaller Cavendish A is intruding into the northeast rim. On the flood are a pair of low-rimmed craters that are joined at the rims and span most of the central Cavendish crater floor from east to west.
A rille
from the Rimae de Gasparis reaches the eastern rim of Cavendish.
Moon
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that is located in the southwest part of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
, to the southwest of the larger crater Mersenius
Mersenius (crater)
Mersenius is a lunar crater that is located to the west of the Mare Humorum, in the southwestern part of the Moon. To the southwest is the crater Cavendish, and to the south-southeast lies Liebig. Mersenius is 84 kilometers in diameter and 2.3 kilometers deep...
. It lies between the smaller craters Henry
Henry (lunar crater)
Henry is a lunar crater that is located to the northwest of the larger crater Cavendish, in the southeastern part of the Moon's near side. Less than a half diameter to the northwest is similar-sized crater Henry Frères, named for the brothers Paul and Prosper Henry.The outer rim of Henry has...
to the west-northwest and de Gasparis
De Gasparis (crater)
de Gasparis is a lunar crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the crater Cavendish and south of Mersenius.The rim of de Gasparis is worn and eroded, and the interior has been flooded by basaltic lava...
to the east-southeast.
The rim of Cavendish is heavily worn and the crater Cavendish E lies across the southwest rim. The smaller Cavendish A is intruding into the northeast rim. On the flood are a pair of low-rimmed craters that are joined at the rims and span most of the central Cavendish crater floor from east to west.
A rille
Rille
Rille is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels. Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length...
from the Rimae de Gasparis reaches the eastern rim of Cavendish.
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 Cavendish.| Cavendish | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 24.0° S | 52.7° W | 10 km |
| B | 23.2° S | 55.1° W | 10 km |
| E | 25.4° S | 54.2° W | 24 km |
| F | 26.1° S | 54.0° W | 18 km |
| L | 21.7° S | 53.6° W | 5 km |
| M | 22.0° S | 53.8° W | 6 km |
| N | 22.1° S | 54.3° W | 4 km |
| P | 24.2° S | 51.6° W | 4 km |
| S | 23.8° S | 52.4° W | 5 km |
| T | 24.8° S | 55.2° W | 4 km |