Kidinnu (crater)
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Kidinnu is an impact crater
on the Moon
's far side. It lies to the south of the crater H. G. Wells
and to the southeast of Cantor
.
This is a somewhat unevenly formed crater with an outer rim that forms a rounded polygon
. The inner wall varies in width, with the narrowest stretch along the outward-bulging northeast. There are no craters of note along the rim or within the interior. The interior floor is uneven, with a central ridge that runs to the southern edge.
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
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's far side. It lies to the south of the crater H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells (crater)
H. G. Wells is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, behind the northeastern limb. It lies to the south of the crater Millikan, and to the northeast of Cantor. Just to the southeast is the smaller Tesla....
and to the southeast of Cantor
Cantor (crater)
Cantor is a lunar impact crater that is located on the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The outer rim of the crater has a distinctly hexagonal shape, and is slightly longer in the north–south direction. The interior walls are multiply terraced, although less so along the western rim...
.
This is a somewhat unevenly formed crater with an outer rim that forms a rounded polygon
Polygon
In geometry a polygon is a flat shape consisting of straight lines that are joined to form a closed chain orcircuit.A polygon is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments...
. The inner wall varies in width, with the narrowest stretch along the outward-bulging northeast. There are no craters of note along the rim or within the interior. The interior floor is uneven, with a central ridge that runs to the southern edge.
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 Kidinnu.Kidinnu | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
---|---|---|---|
E | 36.3° N | 124.5° E | 60 km |