Aratus (crater)

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Aratus

Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Coordinates	23°36′N 4°30′E / 23.6°N 4.5°E / 23.6; 4.5
Diameter	10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Depth	1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Colongitude	356° at sunrise
Eponym	Aratus of Soli

Aratus is a small lunar impact crater located on the highland to the south and east of the rugged Montes Apenninus range. It is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a relatively high albedo. It was named after Greek astronomer Aratus of Soli.^[1] To the east is the Mare Serenitatis, and to the southwest is the somewhat larger crater Conon. North-northeast of Aratus is the landing site of the Apollo 15 mission, just beyond Mons Hadley Delta.