Cabannes is a
lunar impact crater
An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical object formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact crater ...
that lies in the southern
hemisphere on the
far side of the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...
. The rim 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
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Life and work
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. Just to the east is the crater
Bellinsgauzen, and to the south is the large walled plain
Antoniadi.
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.
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{{Craters on the Moon: C-F
Impact craters on the Moon