White (crater)

White (crater)

Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Coordinates 44°36′S 158°18′W / 44.6°S 158.3°W / -44.6; -158.3Coordinates: 44°36′S 158°18′W / 44.6°S 158.3°W / -44.6; -158.3
Diameter 39 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 160° at sunrise
Eponym Edward H. White

White is a lunar impact crater. It lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth, to the southwest of the huge walled plain Apollo. About one crater diameter to the south-southwest is the small crater Hendrix.

This is a relatively fresh crater with a well-defined rim and interior that have not been significantly worn. There is a small, cup-shaped crater attached to the exterior along the western edge. The inner wall of White displays some slight terracing, and there is a low central ridge near the midpoint of the interior.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to White.

White Latitude Longitude Diameter
W 42.1° S 162.7° W 24 km

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