Hill (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 20.9° N, 40.8° E |
| Diameter | 16 km |
| Depth | 3.3 km |
| Colongitude | 320° at sunrise |
| Eponym | George W. Hill |
Hill is a small lunar impact crater that is located to the west of the prominent Macrobius crater, near the eastern edge of the Sinus Amoris. This crater was previously designated 'Macrobius B' before being given a name by the IAU. It lies just to the north-northeast of Carmichael crater, another renamed satellite crater of Macrobius.
This is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with an inner wall that has a relatively high albedo compared to the surrounding terrain. The inner walls are symmetrical in form, and slope gently down to the small floor at the mid-point, a surface about one-fourth the diameter of the crater. This formation is not significantly eroded, and is otherwise indistinguishable from many similar craters on the Moon.
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