Hale is a relatively young lunar

Moon

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 impact 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 on the southern limb of the Moon

Moon

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. Over half the crater lies on the far side of the Moon

Moon

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, and from the Earth

Earth

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 this formation is viewed from the side. Thus the crater must be viewed from orbit

Orbit

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 in order to discern much detail. The nearest crater of note is Wexler

Wexler (crater)

Wexler is a lunar impact crater that lies across the south-southeast limb of the Moon. In this location not much detail about the formation can be discerned from the Earth, and it must be viewed from orbit to see most of the structure...

 to the north. To the east on the far side is the huge walled plain Schrödinger

Schrödinger (crater)

Schrödinger is a huge lunar impact crater of the form traditionally called a walled plain and is named after Erwin Schrödinger. It is located near the south lunar pole on the far side of the Moon, and can only be viewed from orbit. The smaller crater Ganswindt is attached to the southwestern rim of...

, and to the southwest is the crater Demonax

Demonax (crater)

Demonax is a lunar impact crater near the southern limb of the Moon. This location makes the crater difficult to observe due to foreshortening. The crater is also illuminated at a very low angle, when it is in the sunlit side. Demonax lies just to the north of the crater Scott, one of the south...

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The rim of Hale is well-defined, with little wear from later impacts, but has a somewhat irregular, notched perimeter. The inner surface is multiply terraced with some indications of slumping. The inner floor is flat with only a few tiny craterlets to mark the surface. Near the mid-point of the interior is a complex central peak formation, with an additional low rise just to the north.

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 Hale.

Hale	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
Q	76.5° S	83.1° E	24 km