Aepinus is a small lunar impact crater located along the northern lunar limb, close to the north pole of the Moon. To the south east is the prominent crater Hermite.
Coordinates | 88°01′N 108°18′W / 88.02°N 108.3°W |
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Diameter | 17.5 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 110° at sunrise |
Eponym | Franz Maria Ulrich Theodor Aepinus |
This crater was unnamed until it was given a name along with 18 other craters by the IAU on January 22, 2009. It was named after the German-Russian astronomer Franz Aepinus (c. 1724 – c. 1802).