Dunér (crater)
Encyclopedia
Dunér is an old lunar
crater
that is located in the northern hemisphere
on the far side of the Moon
. It lies to the southeast of the crater Chernyshev
, and west-southwest of the Perkin
–Debye
crater pair.
This crater has been heavily battered by multiple small impacts, leaving a barely surviving outer rim that forms little more than a circular rise in the surface. The interior is in similar condition, and small craters cover many parts of the crater. The most notable impacts consist of a chain of overlapping small craters that run from near the mid-point and cross the southeastern rim. This chain is greater in length than the diameter of Dunér.
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 northern hemisphere
Sphere
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on the far side 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...
. It lies to the southeast of the crater Chernyshev
Chernyshev (crater)
Chernyshev is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northern part of the Moon's far side. It lies to the northeast of the crater Chandler, and to the southeast of the walled plain D'Alembert....
, and west-southwest of the Perkin
Perkin (crater)
Perkin is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the Moon's far side. Just to the southeast is the somewhat smaller cater Guillaume, and to the west-southwest lies Dunér. To the northwest of Perkin is the large walled plain D'Alembert.This is a worn and eroded crater...
–Debye
Debye (crater)
Debye is a lunar crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the Moon's far side, as seen from the Earth. It lies to the south of the crater Chappell, and to the southwest of the walled plain Rowland....
crater pair.
This crater has been heavily battered by multiple small impacts, leaving a barely surviving outer rim that forms little more than a circular rise in the surface. The interior is in similar condition, and small craters cover many parts of the crater. The most notable impacts consist of a chain of overlapping small craters that run from near the mid-point and cross the southeastern rim. This chain is greater in length than the diameter of Dunér.
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 Dunér.| Dunér | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 47.7° N | 179.7° E | 38 km |