Dante is a

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that is located on the far side of the

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. It lies in the northern hemisphere exactly opposite the

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facing the

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. The nearest craters of note are Larmor to the north and

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to the southeast. To the southwest is the oddly shaped Buys-Ballot. This crater is overlain by part of the

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radiating from Larmor Q to the northwest. The rim of Dante is circular but somewhat eroded. The fresh crater Dante G is attached to the exterior along the east-southeastern rim. The interior floor of this crater is uneven and marked by several small impacts. The crater lies within the

Freundlich-Sharonov Basin The Freundlich-Sharonov Basin is a Pre-Nectarian impact basin on the far side of the Moon. It is named after the younger craters Freundlich near the northwest margin and Sharonov near the southwest margin. It lies east of Mare Moscoviense bas ...

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 Dante.

References

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