Dawes (lunar crater)

Dawes
Dawes from Apollo 17. NASA photo.
Coordinates17°12′N 26°24′E / 17.2°N 26.4°E / 17.2; 26.4
Diameter18 km
Depth2.3 km
Colongitude334° at sunrise
EponymWilliam R. Dawes

Dawes is a lunar impact crater located in the wide straight between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquilitatis. To its southwest lies the larger crater Plinius, and to its northeast sits the Mons Argaeus mountain rise. It is named after British astronomer William Rutter Dawes.

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