Cusanus

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Coordinates	72°00′N70°48′E / 72.0°N 70.8°E /72.0; 70.8
Diameter	63 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	293° at sunrise
Eponym	Nikolaus K. Cusanus

Cusanus is alunarimpact crater that is located near the northeastern limb of theMoon. In this location the crater appears very foreshortened when observed from theEarth, and its visibility is affected bylibration. The northern rim of Cusanus is nearly joined to the south-southeastern rim of the larger craterPetermann. To the west isBaillaud and to the southeast isHayn.

The rim of this crater has been eroded and rounded due to a history of minor impacts. Theterraces are still visible along the inner walls, although they are less sharply defined compared to younger crater formations. A pair of tiny craters form a notch along the eastern rim, and there is a slight inward bulge along the western inner wall.

The interior has been resurfaced withlava, leaving a flat and relatively featureless floor. But the lava was not of sufficient depth to significantly reduce the width of the inner walls.

The name of the crater was approved by theIAU in 1935.^[1]

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Cusanus.

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