H. G. Wells (crater)

H. G. Wells

Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west
Coordinates	40°42′N 122°48′E / 40.7°N 122.8°E / 40.7; 122.8
Diameter	114 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	239° at sunrise
Eponym	H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, behind the northeastern limb. It lies to the south of the crater Millikan, and to the northeast of Cantor. Just to the southeast is the smaller Tesla. The crater is named after the author H. G. Wells whose works include the 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon.

This large formation is most notable for the extremely battered state of its outer rim. Little or nothing remains of the original rim, so completely has it been eroded and incised by smaller craters. As a result, the crater floor is now surrounded by a ring of irregular peaks and worn crater valleys. This rugged surroundings intrudes only part way into the interior, while the remaining floor is relatively level and in some places gently rolling. The interior is marked only by a multitude of tiny craters.