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Hendrix is a small
lunar Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon". Lunar may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games * "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta * "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior t ...
impact crater An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical object formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters ...
that is located on the
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's
far side ''The Far Side'' is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrealis ...
, deep in the southern
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. Hendrix lies about a crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater
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, just beyond the outer rim of the enormous walled plain
Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
. This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater. The rim is sharp-edged and not noticeably eroded. The interior is relatively featureless. The crater is named after
Don Hendrix Don O. Hendrix (1905–1961) was an American optician.Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Page 474 Allan Sandage, Louis Brown, Patricia Parratt Craig - 2004 "Don O. Hendrix (1905–1961) Don Hendrix was a genius with a ...
.Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Page 474 Allan Sandage, Louis Brown, Patricia Parratt Craig - 2004 "Don O. Hendrix (1905-1961) Don Hendrix was a genius with a high school ..."


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 Hendrix.


References

* * * * * * * * * * * * {{refend Impact craters on the Moon