Dunthorne is a small

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that is located to the northwest of the small

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called

Palus Epidemiarum Palus Epidemiarum (Latin ''palūs epidēmiārum'' ''Marsh of Epidemics'') is a small lunar mare in the southwestern part of the Moon's near side. This feature forms a rough band of lava-flooded terrain that runs generally west–east, with a n ...

, in the southwest part of the

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's near side. It was named after British astronomer

Richard Dunthorne Richard Dunthorne (1711 – 3 March 1775) was an English astronomer and surveyor, who worked in Cambridge as astronomical and scientific assistant to Roger Long (master of Pembroke Hall and Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry), Library ...

. It lies to the southwest of the crater Campanus, east of

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. Due south is

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. This crater is roughly circular and bowl-shaped, with an interior that has a higher

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than the surrounding

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. It lies in a region that has a number of

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systems, with the Rimae Hippalus to the northwest, and the Rimae Ramsden to the south and east.

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 Dunthorne. Dunthorne sattelite craters map

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External links

* {{Craters on the Moon: C-F Impact craters on the Moon