Encke (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=4.6
N_or_S=N
longitude=36.6
E_or_W=W
diameter=28 km
depth=0.8 km
colong=37
eponym=Johann F. Encke

Encke is a lunar crater that is located on the western edge of the Mare Insularum, to the south-southeast of the crater Kepler. The small crater Kunowsky lies to the east-southeast on the mare.

The rim of Encke is low and somewhat polygonal in shape. The tiny craterlet Encke ' lies across the western rim. The floor is somewhat uneven, and is covered in ray material from the nearby Kepler. The high albedo of this "ejecta" makes Encke a bright feature when the sun is at a high elevation over the lunar surface.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Encke.

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