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Humason (crater)

Coordinates: 30°42′N 56°36′W / 30.7°N 56.6°W / 30.7; -56.6
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Humason
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates30°42′N 56°36′W / 30.7°N 56.6°W / 30.7; -56.6
Diameter4 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude57° at sunrise
EponymMilton L. Humason
Humason and surrounding area from LRO Wide Angle Camera

Humason is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. This is a cup-shaped crater with an outer rim that rises slightly above the surrounding lunar mare. To the west is a low system of mare wrinkle ridges named the Dorsa Whiston that wind southwards towards Montes Agricola.

This crater was previously identified as Lichtenberg G before being renamed by the IAU in 1973.[1] The crater Lichtenberg itself lies over 100 kilometers to the west.

References

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  1. ^ Humason, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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