Artemis is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Mare Imbrium. Craters of this dimension typically form cup-shaped excavations on the surface of the Moon. It lies near the midpoint between the craters Euler to the west and Lambert to the east. Just a few kilometers to the southeast is the even smaller Verne.
This crater is named after Artemis, a Greek goddess who symbolizes the Moon and a Greek female first name. Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.
See also Mons La Hire – a solitary mountain to the north.
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