Tags: Crater.
Hecataeus is a large lunar crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon. It is attached to the northern rim of the walled plain Humboldt. To the northeast is the smaller crater Gibbs. East of Hecataeus is a chain of tiny craterlets forming a line radial to Humboldt; these are designated the Catena Humboldt named after the walled plain.Hecataeus is a worn and eroded walled plain with wide inner walls. Its northern part overlies half of Hecataeus K a fairly substantial crater.
