Henderson (crater)
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Henderson is a crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It is located to the east of the huge walled plain Mendeleev
. This is a worn crater with a shallow rim. No significant craters overlie the rim or interior, but a smaller, worn crater is attached to the southern outer rim. A ridge of material runs from the northwest rim to the mid-point of the floor. Henderson lies within the eroded remains of a larger and older crater-like feature.
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 far side of the Moon
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. It is located to the east of the huge walled plain Mendeleev
Mendeleev (crater)
Mendeleev is a large lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, as seen from the Earth. The southern rim of this walled plain just crosses the lunar equator. Intruding into the eastern rim of Mendeleev is the crater Schuster...
. This is a worn crater with a shallow rim. No significant craters overlie the rim or interior, but a smaller, worn crater is attached to the southern outer rim. A ridge of material runs from the northwest rim to the mid-point of the floor. Henderson lies within the eroded remains of a larger and older crater-like feature.
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 Henderson.| Henderson | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 7.6° N | 153.2° E | 18 km |
| F | 4.7° N | 155.7° E | 14 km |
| G | 3.6° N | 155.8° E | 46 km |
| Q | 3.4° N | 151.0° E | 17 km |