Conon (crater)

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Conon

Conon (right) and Mons Bradley (left) from Apollo 17. NASA photo.
Coordinates	21°36′N 2°00′W / 21.6°N 2.0°W / 21.6; -2.0
Diameter	21 km (13 mi)
Depth	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Colongitude	358° at sunrise
Eponym	Conon of Samos

Conon is a small but prominent lunar impact crater that lies in the eastern foothills of the Montes Apenninus mountain range. The crater is named for the Greek astronomer Conon of Samos (fl. 250 BCE).^[1] Just to the west of Conon is the long mountainous ridge Mons Bradley. The nearest craters possessing an eponym are Galen, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the east, and Aratus, about the same distance to the northeast.