Cook (crater)
Cook is a lunar impact crater that lies in the western part of the Mare Fecunditatis, just to the southeast of the prominent crater Colombo. To the southwest is Monge.
Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
Coordinates | 17.5°S 48.9°E |
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Diameter | 47 km |
Depth | 1.2 km |
Colongitude | 312° at sunrise |
Eponym | James Cook |
The interior of this crater has been flooded with lava, leaving only a low rim projecting above the surface. This rim is not quite circular, and has a somewhat hexagonal appearance. The low wall is worn in a few places, particularly along the northeastern rim. There is a small crater called Cook A on the interior floor near the southeast rim.
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