Kant (crater)

Crater characteristics
Kant (lower center) and Zöllner (upper left) from Apollo 16. Mons Penck is also visible to the right, below center. NASA photo.
Coordinates	10.6° S, 20.1° E
Diameter	32 km
Depth	3.1 km
Colongitude	40° at sunrise
Eponym	Immanuel Kant

Kant is a small lunar impact crater that is located to the northwest of the prominent Cyrillus crater and the comparably-sized Ibn Rushd crater. To the northwest is the Zöllner crater, and to the east is the Mons Penck. This last feature forms a mountainous promontory reaching a height of about 4 km. This crater has a well-defined and somewhat uneven rim that is roughly circular in shape. The inner walls have a higher albedo than the surrounding surface, giving them a lighter appearance. Parts of the inner wall have slumped across the inner floor, producing an irregular surface. At the mid-point of the interior is a low central rise.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Kant crater.

References

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External links

• LTO-78C1 Kant — L&PI topographic orthophoto map.