Cabannes is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It dates to the Pre-Nectarian period on the lunar geologic timescale. This impact lies within the South Pole-Aitken basin, where it crosses the southern boundary of the basin's central compositional anomaly. The rim of Cabannes has been worn by subsequent impacts, with a smaller crater overlying the southern rim. However the formation has not been significantly reshaped by nearby craters.
The satellite crater Cabannes J is attached to the southeast rim, and lies between Cabannes and the heavily impacted crater Berlage. Just to the east is the crater Bellinsgauzen, and to the south is a large walled plain called Antoniadi.
This crater is named after French physicist Jean Cabannes (1885–1959). Its designation was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.
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 Cabannes.
CabannesLatitudeLongitudeDiameterJ62.2° S167.2° W34 kmM64.2° S170.2° W48 kmQ63.3° S174.5° W49 km
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