Lade (crater)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
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| Coordinates | 1°18′S 10°06′E / 1.3°S 10.1°ECoordinates: 1°18′S 10°06′E / 1.3°S 10.1°E |
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| Diameter | 56 km |
| Depth | 0.8 km |
| Colongitude | 350° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Heinrich E. von Lade |
Lade is the remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava. To the north is the crater Godin, to the east is Theon Senior, and in the south-southeast is the worn, lava-flooded Saunder.
The sun rises slightly before the Earth is half shined as well as when the sun sets, first before the last quarter and the second after the first quarter.
The southern rim of Lade has been completely covered or destroyed, and there are gaps in the relatively thin southeast rim. The surviving crater wall is worn and somewhat hexagonal in outline. There is a smaller bowl-shaped crater attached to the interior of the western rim. To the north the crater designated Lade B has been completely filled with lava.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Lade.
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