Hase (crater)

Hase
Craters Hase (upper) and Hase D (lower)
Coordinates29°22′S 62°41′E / 29.37°S 62.68°E / -29.37; 62.68
Diameter83 km
Depth2.5 km
Colongitude299° at sunrise
EponymJohann M. Hase

Hase is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southeast part of the Moon, to the south-southwest of the prominent walled plain Petavius. Palitzsch and Vallis Palitzsch are attached to the northeastern rim of Hase.

The rim of this crater has been damaged and eroded by a long history of subsequent impacts. The most prominent of these is Hase D, a comparably sized crater that has overlain the southern rim, leaving only a low rim between the two formations. Hase A is a small crater that lies in the interior of Hase, near the irregular northern rim. The remainder of the floor is rough and irregular.

To the southeast of Hase D is a system of linear rilles designated Rimae Hase. Their north-western extension transects western part of Hase and Hase D.