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Crozier (crater)

Coordinates: 13°30′S 50°48′E / 13.5°S 50.8°E / -13.5; 50.8
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Crozier
LRO image
Coordinates13°30′S 50°48′E / 13.5°S 50.8°E / -13.5; 50.8
Diameter22 km
Depth1.3 km
Colongitude310° at sunrise
EponymFrancis R. M. Crozier
Petavius centered area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique view facing south from Apollo 8
Oblique view facing south from Apollo 16

Crozier is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southwest edge of Mare Fecunditatis, a lunar mare in the eastern part of the Moon's near side. It lies to the east-northeast of the prominent crater Colombo, and southeast of the small crater Bellot.

The narrow rim of this crater forms a distorted enclosure that has outward bulges along the northwest, southwest, and southeastern sides. The interior floor has been resurfaced and nearly filled by basaltic lava, producing a level surface with a low albedo that matches the dark hue of the nearby lunar mare. Nearly adjacent to the outer rim are the similar flooded craters Crozier D to the east and Crozier M to the southeast.

The crater is named after Irish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer Francis Crozier.

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Crozier.

Crozier Coordinates Diameter, km
B 12°33′S 52°23′E / 12.55°S 52.39°E / -12.55; 52.39 (Crozier B) 8.9
D 13°28′S 51°35′E / 13.46°S 51.59°E / -13.46; 51.59 (Crozier D) 19.4
E 12°40′S 51°57′E / 12.67°S 51.95°E / -12.67; 51.95 (Crozier E) 6.0
F 12°47′S 51°00′E / 12.79°S 51.00°E / -12.79; 51.00 (Crozier F) 4.6
G 12°01′S 49°59′E / 12.02°S 49.99°E / -12.02; 49.99 (Crozier G) 4.1
H 14°01′S 49°23′E / 14.01°S 49.38°E / -14.01; 49.38 (Crozier H) 10.5
L 10°00′S 51°30′E / 10.00°S 51.50°E / -10.00; 51.50 (Crozier L) 8.4
M 8°50′S 51°22′E / 8.84°S 51.36°E / -8.84; 51.36 (Crozier M) 5.9

References

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