Atwood (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Selenographic coordinates>Coordinates
Diameter	29 km
Crater depth>Depth	Unknown
Selenographic colongitude>Colongitude	302° at sunrise
Eponym	George Atwood

Atwood is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the Mare Fecunditatis, to the northwest of the prominent Langrenus crater. It forms a triple-crater formation with Naonobu attached to the north rim and Bilharz near the west rim. All three were satellite craters of Langrenus before being renamed by the IAU. (Atwood was formerly designated 'Langrenus K').

Atwood crater lies near the edge of the outer [[wikt:rampart|rampart]]s of Langrenus crater, and the ejecta forms low ridges attached to the south rim of Atwood. Within the crater interior is a low central peak that joins a ridge line to the north rim of the crater.

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