Mees is a
crater on the
far side of the
Moon. It is located in a part of the lunar surface that is sometimes brought into view of the
Earth under conditions of favorable
libration and illumination. Even at such a time, however, this feature is seen from a very low angle and little detail can be perceived.
This crater lies in the northern edge of the huge skirt of ejecta that surrounds the
Mare Orientale impact basin. This feature lies several hundred kilometers to the south of Mees, where the outer mountain range
Montes Cordillera is located. To the southwest of Mees is the crater
Elvey and to the northeast is
Einstein, both about three crater diameters distant.
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 Mees.
Mees
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
15.7° N
95.2° W
36 km
J
12.3° N
94.7° W
26 km
Y
15.7° N
96.6° W
85 km
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.