Draper (crater)
Draper is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Imbrium. It is a circular, cup-shaped formation, with a tiny craterlet intruding into the northeastern rim. To the north-northeast is the crater Pytheas, and to the south lies the Montes Carpatus range. Just to the southeast is the slightly smaller crater identified as Draper C. The crater is named after American astronomer Henry Draper.
Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Draper (upper left) and Draper C (lower right) | |
Coordinates | 17.6°N 21.7°W |
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Diameter | 9 km |
Depth | 1.7 km |
Colongitude | 22° at sunrise |
Eponym | Henry Draper |
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