King (crater)
King is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, and can not be viewed directly from Earth. The crater was named after Arthur Scott King and Edward Skinner King in 1970. Prior to that, this crater was known as Crater 211. It forms a pair with Ibn Firnas, which is only slightly larger and is attached to the northeast rim of King. To the northwest is the crater Lobachevskiy, and Guyot is located an equal distance to the north-northwest.
The lunar crater King from Apollo 16. NASA photo. | |
| Coordinates | 5.0°N 120.5°E |
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| Diameter | 76 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 241° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Arthur S. King and Edward S. King |
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