Summary: Artemis Craterlet lies in southwestern Mare Imbrium on the lunar near side in a tight string with northern neighbor Felix and southern neighbor Verne.
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| Detail of Near Side Shaded Relief and Color-Coded Topography Map shows Artemis Craterlet's (upper right) Mons La Hire-Euler neighborhood in southwestern Mare Imbrium: USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
Artemis Craterlet lies in southwestern Mare Imbrium on the lunar near side in a tight trio with Felix as northern neighbor and Verne as southern neighbor.
Artemis is centered at 25.03 degrees north latitude, minus 25.36 degrees west longitude, according to the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The northern hemisphere craterlet marks its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 25.07 degrees north and 25 degrees north, respectively. It posts easternmost and westernmost longitudes of minus 25.31 degrees west and minus 25.36 degrees west, respectively. Artemis has a diameter of 2.28 kilometers.
Artemis resides in southwestern Mare Imbrium. Artemis lies to the southeast of the highland break that marks the joining of western Mare Imbrium with eastern Oceanus Procellarum. Mare Imbrium stretches across the moon's prime meridian, measured at 0 degrees of longitude, to occupy the near side's northwestern and northeastern quadrants.
Mare Imbrium ("Sea of Showers") is centered at 34.72 degrees north latitude, minus 14.91 degrees west longitude. Its northernmost and southernmost latitudes stretch to 51.46 degrees north and 15.23 degrees north, respectively. Its easternmost and westernmost longitudes extend to 8.56 degrees east and minus 38.36 degrees west, respectively. Mare Imbrium's diameter spans 1,145.53 kilometers.
Artemis serves as an off-center midpoint marker in a trio of craterlets in southwestern Mare Imbrium. Felix lies to the northwest of Artemis. Verne neighbors to the southwest of Artemis.
Felix is centered at 25.09 degrees north latitude, minus 25.38 degrees west longitude. It establishes its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 25.11 degrees north and 25.06 degrees north, respectively. It finds its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at minus 25.35 degrees west and minus 25.4 degrees west, respectively. Felix has a diameter of 1.45 kilometers.
Verne is centered at 24.95 degrees north latitude, minus 25.38 degrees west longitude. It obtains northernmost and southernmost latitudes of 24.98 degrees north and 24.93 degrees north, respectively. It places its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at minus 25.35 degrees west and minus 25.41 degrees west, respectively. Verne has a diameter of 1.54 kilometers.
Mons La Hire lies to the north of the trio of Felix, Artemis and Verne. Mons La Hire's peaks form an isolated protrusion among scatterings of craterlets in the mountain's surrounding terrain.
Mons La Hire is centered at 27.66 degrees north latitude, minus 25.51 degrees west longitude. The mountain places its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 27.88 degrees north and 27.49 degrees north, respectively. Easternmost and westernmost longitudes occur at minus 25.12 degrees west and minus 25.95 degrees west, respectively. Mons La Hire's diameter measures 21.71 kilometers.
Euler H lies to the west as the nearest named westerly crater to the trio of Felix, Artemis and Verne. Euler H places as the northernmost of the Euler Crater system's six satellites.
Euler H is centered at 25.33 degrees north latitude, minus 28.57 degrees west longitude. It finds its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 25.39 degrees north and 25.26 degrees north, respectively. It establishes its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at minus 28.5 degrees west and minus 28.64 degrees west, respectively. Euler H's diameter measures 3.93 kilometers.
Euler Crater occurs as the nearest named crater to the southwest of Artemis. Euler H lies to the northeast of its parent crater.
Euler Crater is centered at 23.26 degrees north latitude, minus 29.18 degrees west longitude. The northern hemisphere crater registers northernmost and southernmost latitudes of 23.69 degrees north and 22.83 degrees north, respectively. It registers easternmost and westernmost longitudes of minus 28.71 degrees west and minus 29.65 degrees west, respectively. Euler Crater's diameter measures 26.03 kilometers.
Lambert W lies to the southeast as the nearest named easterly crater to the trio of Felix, Artemis and Verne. Lambert W is positioned as the westernmost of the Lambert Crater system's five satellites.
Lambert W is centered at 24.49 degrees north latitude, minus 22.66 degrees west longitude. The Lambert satellite marks its northernmost and southernmost latitudes at 24.53 degrees north and 24.45 degrees north, respectively. It places its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at minus 22.62 degrees west and minus 22.7 degrees west, respectively. Lambert W has a diameter of 2.33 kilometers.
Pytheas W is situated as the nearest named crater to the southeast of Artemis. The Pytheas satellite is sited as the westernmost of the Pytheas Crater system's 15 satellites.
Pytheas W is centered at 21.71 degrees north latitude, minus 23.71 degrees west longitude. The Pytheas satellite's northernmost and southernmost latitudes occur at 21.75 degrees north and 21.66 degrees north, respectively. It obtains its easternmost and westernmost longitudes at minus 23.66 degrees west and minus 23.76 degrees west, respectively. Pytheas W has a diameter of 2.83 kilometers.
Artemis numbers among 95 minor features identified with first-name designations on lunar topophotomaps prepared and published by The Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Artemis is plotted on NASA Lunar Topophotomap 40A4S1. The map's Names Information lists "Artemis, Felix, Verne" as unofficial names used "only for the identification of features on this map."
The International Astronomical Union approved Artemis as the craterlet's official name in 1976. The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature explains Artemis as a "Greek female first name." The Gazetteer also notes that previous origin information of Artemis as "Greek Moon goddess" was changed to the current identification on June 30, 2010.
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| Detail of Lunar Aeronautical Chart (LAC) 40 shows Artemis Craterlet's (center right) Mons La Hire-Euler-Lambert neighborhood in southwestern Mare Imbrium: image credit NASA/GSFC/ASU, via USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
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Image credits:
Detail of Near Side Shaded Relief and Color-Coded Topography Map shows Artemis Craterlet's (upper right) Mons La Hire-Euler neighborhood in southwestern Mare Imbrium: USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Near_side_39.jpg
Detail of Lunar Aeronautical Chart (LAC) 40 shows Artemis Craterlet's (center right) Mons La Hire-Euler-Lambert neighborhood in southwestern Mare Imbrium: image credit NASA/GSFC/ASU, via USGS Astrogeology Science Center / Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature @ https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_40_wac.pdf
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