Astronomy:Hendrix (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Hendrix
Hendrix crater 5030 h1.jpg
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Diameter18 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude160° at sunrise

Hendrix is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, deep in the southern hemisphere. Hendrix lies about a crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater White, just beyond the outer rim of the enormous walled plain Apollo. This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater. The rim is sharp-edged and not noticeably eroded. The interior is relatively featureless.

The crater is named after Don Hendrix.[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Hendrix.

Hendrix Latitude Longitude Diameter
M 48.4° S 158.9° W 21 km

References

  1. Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Page 474 Allan Sandage, Louis Brown, Patricia Parratt Craig - 2004 "Don O. Hendrix (1905-1961) Don Hendrix was a genius with a high school ..."