Hansen (crater)

Hansen is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It was named after Danish astronomer Peter Andreas Hansen. It lies to the northeast of the larger crater Condorcet, and to the south of the smaller Alhazen.

Hansen
Apollo 17 image
Coordinates14.0°N 72.5°E / 14.0; 72.5
Diameter39 km
Depth1.5 km
Colongitude288° at sunrise
EponymPeter Andreas Hansen

The outer wall of Hansen is sharp-edged, with a slight outward bulge to the southwest. The inner wall drops downward to a shelf of slumped material, then to a slightly bowl-shaped interior. There is a central peak formation at the midpoint of the interior.

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