Dante is a
lunarimpact crater that is located on the
far side of the
Moon. It lies in the northern hemisphere exactly opposite the
prime meridian facing the
Earth. The nearest craters of note are
Larmor to the north and
Morse to the southeast. To the southwest is the oddly shaped
Buys-Ballot.
This crater is overlain by part of the
ray system radiating from Larmor Q to the northwest. The rim of Dante is circular but somewhat eroded. The fresh crater Dante G is attached to the exterior along the east-southeastern rim. The interior floor of this crater is uneven and marked by several small impacts.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.