Artemis is a tiny
lunarimpact crater located in the
Mare Imbrium. Craters of this dimension typically form cup-shaped excavations on the surface of the
Moon. It lies near the midpoint between the craters
Euler to the west and
Lambert to the east. Just a few kilometers to the southeast is the even smaller
Verne.
It is named after
Artemis, a Greek goddess who symbolizes the Moon and a Greek female first name.[1]
References
^"Artemis (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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.