Daedalus (crater)

Coordinates: 5°54′S 179°24′E / 5.9°S 179.4°E / -5.9; 179.4
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Daedalus
Colongitude
181° at sunrise
EponymDaedalus
Lunar Orbiter 2 image
Closeup of the interior from Apollo 11

Daedalus is a prominent

Arecibo radio telescope
, but on a vastly larger scale.

The crater is named after

Greek myth. It is pictured in famous photographs taken by the Apollo 11 astronauts. In contemporary sources it was called Crater 308 (this was a temporary IAU designation that preceded the establishment of far-side lunar nomenclature).[1]

Nearby craters of note include Icarus to the east and Racah to the south. Less than a crater diameter to the north-northeast is Lipskiy.

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 Daedalus.

Daedalus Latitude Longitude Diameter
B 4.1° S 179.8° W 23 km
C 4.1° S 178.9° W 68 km
G 6.6° S 177.4° W 33 km
K 8.3° S 178.5° W 24 km
M 8.1° S 179.5° E 13 km
R 7.7° S 175.2° E 41 km
S 6.8° S 172.9° E 20 km
U 4.2° S 174.9° E 30 km
W 3.5° S 177.5° E 70 km

See also

References

  • Graham-Rowe, Duncan (2002-01-03). "Astronomers plan telescope on Moon". New Scientist. Retrieved 2006-10-25.

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