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Conon (right) and ''Mons Bradley'' (left) from Apollo 17 '' NASA  photo''
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is a small but prominent
Lunar Impact Crater that lies in the eastern foothills of the
Montes Apenninus mountain range. Just to the west of Conon is the long
Mountain ous ridge named
Mons Bradley . The nearest craters possessing an
Eponym are
Galen , about 70
Kilometer s to the east, and
Aratus , about the same distance to the northeast.
The edge of the Conon crater rim is sharply defined and has not received significant erosion from later impacts. The inner wall is somewhat variable in width, and the interior floor forms an irregular oval shape. This irregularity may be due to the rough and uneven surface on which the crater was formed. The floor is rough, but lacks a central prominence of note.
To the south, in the
Sinus Fidei , is a sinuous
Rille that follows a course to the south-southeast. This rille is designated ''Rima Conon'', and is named after this crater.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Conon crater.
