Dechen (Moon)

Named after Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen - German geologist, mineralogist (1800-1889).

Dechen is a small, bowl-shaped crater that is located in the northwest part of the Oceanus Procellarum, near the northwest limb. The rim of the crater projects slightly above the surrounding lunar mare, and the interior is symmetrical and nearly featureless. It lies to the northeast of the crater Harding, but is otherwise isolated. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 133 km

Repsold R

MRV
2 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 12 Hours

N 107 km

Oenopides R

MRV
1 Hour 41 Minutes
Walking
2 Days

NE 185 km

Markov

MRV
2 Hours 54 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 12 Hours

W 51 km

Dechen C

Walking
23 Hours 34 Minutes

Dechen

46.12° N 291.82° E

E 72 km

Dechen A

MRV
1 Hour 8 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 9 Hours

SW 108 km

Harding(next)

MRV
1 Hour 42 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 1 Hour

S 162 km

Lichtenberg(last)

MRV
2 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

SE 112 km

Rümker T

MRV
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 3 Hours

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