Holden (lunar crater)

Coordinates: 19°11′S 62°32′E / 19.19°S 62.53°E / -19.19; 62.53
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Holden
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates19°11′S 62°32′E / 19.19°S 62.53°E / -19.19; 62.53
Diameter48 km
Depth4.0 km
Colongitude298° at sunrise
EponymEdward S. Holden
Oblique view from Apollo 15

Holden is a lunar impact crater attached to the southeast rim of the much larger crater Vendelinus. The crater rim is impacted by a craterlet on the north-northwest, and it possesses a terrace along the northeast interior wall. The floor of the crater is flat with no central peak. There is a small crater on the floor just to the south of the midpoint. It is named after Edward Singleton Holden. A crater with the same name exists on Mars.

Satellite craters[edit]

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Holden.

Holden Coordinates Diameter, km
R 20°49′S 60°59′E / 20.82°S 60.99°E / -20.82; 60.99 (Holden R) 18
S 20°25′S 61°34′E / 20.41°S 61.56°E / -20.41; 61.56 (Holden S) 14
T 19°01′S 64°10′E / 19.02°S 64.17°E / -19.02; 64.17 (Holden T) 9
V 18°34′S 62°04′E / 18.57°S 62.07°E / -18.57; 62.07 (Holden V) 12
W 18°55′S 60°01′E / 18.91°S 60.02°E / -18.91; 60.02 (Holden W) 12

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