Oken (crater)
Colongitude 286° at sunrise | | |
| Eponym | Lorenz Oken | |
|---|---|---|
Oken is a
far side
of the Moon.
The interior of this crater has become flooded by basaltic lava, producing a nearly level, featureless surface with a low albedo. A number of tiny craterlets mark this surface, particularly in the northwest. The surrounding mountain ring has been eroded by impacts, and is somewhat distorted from a true circular shape. There is a wide bulge in the rim toward the southeast, where the surface is lower and more rugged. Slight bulges also exist to the southwest and northwest. The rim is marked by a number of tiny impacts along the edge, particularly to the southwest.
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 Oken.
| Oken | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 43.2° S | 71.3° E | 36 km |
| E | 46.1° S | 78.9° E | 12 km |
| F | 44.4° S | 71.5° E | 21 km |
| L | 43.1° S | 78.2° E | 10 km |
| M | 41.8° S | 75.4° E | 7 km |
| N | 42.4° S | 74.5° E | 40 km |
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