Innes (crater)
Encyclopedia
Innes is a lunar
impact crater
on the Moon
's far side. It is located less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the prominent crater Seyfert
. To the southeast of Innes is the crater Meggers
, and to the west-southwest lies Polzunov
.
This crater has not been significantly worn due to impact erosion, and the features remain well-defined. The shape is roughly circular with a slight outward bulge along the western edge. The inner walls have slumped somewhat, and some slight terracing has occurred. The interior floor is relatively featureless, and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets.
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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...
on 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...
's far side. It is located less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the prominent crater Seyfert
Seyfert (crater)
Seyfert is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies behind the eastern limb of the Moon, to the east of the crater Espin...
. To the southeast of Innes is the crater Meggers
Meggers (crater)
Meggers is an impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. Nearby craters of note include Olcott to the southwest, and Innes and Seyfert farther away to the northwest. To the east lies Vernadskiy....
, and to the west-southwest lies Polzunov
Polzunov (crater)
Polzunov is a lunar impact crater that is located just to the south-southeast of the larger crater Seyfert, on the far side of the Moon. About one crater diameter to the west-southwest lies Deutsch, and somewhat farther to the south-southeast is Olcott....
.
This crater has not been significantly worn due to impact erosion, and the features remain well-defined. The shape is roughly circular with a slight outward bulge along the western edge. The inner walls have slumped somewhat, and some slight terracing has occurred. The interior floor is relatively featureless, and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets.
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 Innes.| Innes | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 26.7° N | 122.3° E | 22 km |
| S | 27.6° N | 117.3° E | 33 km |
| Z | 29.8° N | 119.2° E | 33 km |