Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.

Diameter
6.3 km
Depth
1,170 m
Terrain
Heritage highland
Tier
Heritage
Heritage

JTC-2274

Montes Apenninus

25.40° N, 4.10° E

In the foothills of the Lunar Apennines, within sight of Hadley Rille, where Apollo 15 parked the first vehicle ever driven on another world.

Seeing it from Joshua Tree

The Apennine range throws a 400-kilometre shadow at first quarter. Unmistakable in any telescope.

Within sight of an Apollo landing site. Our rarest and most requested ground.

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  • Viewing notes for this crater
Name this crater
Where it sits

Its place on the near side

The Moon keeps one face turned toward Earth, so your crater is fixed in the same spot of sky every clear night of your life.

JTC-2274 lies at 25.40° N, 4.10° E, in Montes Apenninus. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.

The near side of the Moon, photographed through a telescope
1.0×
NEW
Also unclaimed

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