Aepinus is a small
lunarimpact crater located along the northern lunar limb, close to the north pole of the Moon. To the south east is the prominent crater
Hermite.
This crater was unnamed until it was given a name along with 18 other craters by the
IAU on January 22, 2009. It was named after the German-Russian astronomer
Franz Aepinus (c. 1724 – c. 1802).
References
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.