Comrie (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23.3° S, 112.7° W |
| Diameter | 59 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 113° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Leslie J. Comrie |
Comrie is a lunar crater. It is located on the rugged far side of the Moon relative to the Earth, beyond the western limb. Nearby craters of note include Ohm to the south-southwest, Shternberg to the southwest, and Parenago to the northeast.
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.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] References
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