Hercules
Location: ·
Atlas's partner — lava-flooded, with a sharp young crater punched into its dark floor.
Type
Crater
Diameter
68 km
Position
46.8°N 39.2°E
Name approved
1935
Hercules is Eratosthenian in age, with multiply terraced inner walls. Lava buried its central peak, leaving only a low hill near the midpoint; the young crater on the floor, just south of centre, is Hercules G.
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise and sunset on Hercules
| Event | Time | Lit |
|---|---|---|
| Computing… | ||
- Sunrise / Sunset: at the feature's centre (IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature).
- Lit: the illuminated fraction of the Moon's disc at that moment.
Named after
Hercules, the Latin name of the Greek hero Heracles.
Further info
Official record from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Hercules
Wikipedia: Hercules (crater)