Meton is a compound formation on the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
that consists of several merged
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
rings that have been flooded with
lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a fracture in the crust, on land or un ...
, forming the remnant of a walled plain in the shape of a clover leaf. It is located near the northern lunar limb, and is viewed from a low angle and foreshortened. The crater
Barrow is attached to the southwest rim. To the northwest is the crater
Scoresby Scoresby may refer to:
People
* William Scoresby (1789–1857), British Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman
* William F. Scoresby (1840–1884), New York politician
* William Scoresby Routledge (1859–1939), British ethnographer, anthropolo ...
, and to the east are
Baillaud and
Euctemon
Euctemon ( el, Εὐκτήμων, ''gen.'' Εὐκτήμωνος; fl. 432 BC) was an Athenian astronomer. He was a contemporary of Meton and worked closely with this astronomer. Little is known of his work apart from his partnership with Meton and ...
.
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 Meton.
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Impact craters on the Moon