Comrie (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Selenographic coordinates>Coordinates | |
| Diameter | 59 km |
| Crater depth>Depth | Unknown |
| Selenographic colongitude>Colongitude | 113° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Leslie J. Comrie |
This feature forms the central member of a formation of three connected craters. A slightly smaller crater is attached to the northern end, and the two share a straight rim. This crater also lies across the northern part of a larger, heavily worn feature to the south, and little of Comrie's rim survives along its southern extent. The remaining rim is worn and eroded.
Within the crater interior, a small crater lies near the northwest rim, a smaller crater just to the southwest of the mid-point, and a still smaller crater along the surviving southwest rim. There is a low central ridge at the mid-point. The eastern half of the interior floor is somewhat irregular, but contains only a few tiny craterlets. Streaks from the ray system of Ohm crater lie across the interior of Comrie crater, particularly in the western half.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Comrie crater.
| Comrie | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 22.1° N | 112.3° W | 73 km |
| T | 23.1° N | 115.3° W | 43 km |
| V | 24.6° N | 115.9° W | 29 km |
References
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