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Sampson (crater)

Coordinates: 29°42′N 16°30′W / 29.7°N 16.5°W / 29.7; -16.5
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Sampson
LRO image
Coordinates29°42′N 16°30′W / 29.7°N 16.5°W / 29.7; -16.5
Diameter1.5 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude17° at sunrise
EponymRalph Allan Sampson
Lunar Orbiter 4 image showing Sampson left of center with four other small, unnamed craters of similar size.

Sampson is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater located near the central part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after British astronomer Ralph Allan Sampson.[1] To the northeast is the crater Landsteiner and to the southeast lies Timocharis. East of this crater is the Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge in the mare.

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References

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  1. ^ "Sampson (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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  • LTO-40B1 Sampson — L&PI topographic orthophotomap of the crater and its vicinity.