Alhazen is a
lunarimpact crater that lies near the eastern limb of the
Moon's near side. Just to the south-southeast is the crater
Hansen, and to the west is the
Mare Crisium. The rim of Alhazen is nearly circular, but appears highly oblong when viewed from the
Earth due to foreshortening. The inner walls and the crater floor are rugged and irregular. A low ridge joins the south rim of Alhazen with the nearby Hansen. The crater is named after the
Arab Muslim scientist,
Ibn al-Haytham.[1]
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 Alhazen.
Alhazen
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
16.2° N
74.3° E
14 km
D
19.7° N
75.2° E
33 km
References
^"Alhazen (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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.