Congreve (crater)
Congreve is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon relative to the Earth, and lies across the lunar equator. It lies to the west-northwest of the massive walled plain Korolev. To the southeast is the crater Icarus, and due north is Zhukovskiy.
Lunar Orbiter 1 image | |
Coordinates | 0.2°S 167.3°W |
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Diameter | 57 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 168° at sunrise |
Eponym | William Congreve |
The rim of this crater is worn by impact erosion, particularly along the eastern side where a pair of small crater lie along the edge. The rim and inner wall are more prominent to the west and north, while it forms only a shallow ridge to the southeast. The interior floor is marked by a cluster of small craters in the northeastern part, and tiny craterlets scattered across the remainder.
Congreve is a crater of Nectarian age.
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