Abbot (crater)

Abbot is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the rugged ground between the Mare Fecunditatis in the south and west, and the Mare Crisium to the north. It is a circular crater with a cup-shaped interior. The inner walls slope downward to the midpoint, and no impacts of significant mark the interior or the rim.

Abbot
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates5.6°N 54.8°E / 5.6; 54.8
Diameter10 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude306° at sunrise
EponymCharles G. Abbot

Abbot is named after the American astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot.[1] It was designated Apollonius K before being given its name by the IAU. Apollonius itself lies to the east of the crater Abbot.

References

  1. "Abbot". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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