Pentland (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	64.6° S, 11.5° E
Diameter	56 km
Depth	2.8 km
Colongitude	350° at sunrise
Eponym	Joseph B. Pentland

Pentland is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern part of the Moon, and it appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth. About a crater diameter to the southwest is the larger Curtius crater, and to the north-northwest lies Zach crater.

The rim of this crater is somewhat worn, and it has a depression along the southern edge where it is attached to a small crater on the exterior. The inner wall retains some structure in places, and has a shelf along the northeast side. The interior floor is level, with an elongated central rise at the mid-point. Otherwise the floor is nearly featureless, except for a few tiny craterlets.

[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 Pentland crater.

Pentland	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	67.4° S	13.5° E	44 km
B	66.2° S	14.1° E	30 km
C	65.0° S	16.3° E	37 km
D	63.2° S	14.1° E	35 km
Da	62.9° S	14.3° E	54 km
E	67.9° S	13.4° E	11 km
F	62.1° S	11.3° E	12 km
J	64.4° S	14.6° E	9 km
K	66.7° S	17.7° E	12 km
L	65.6° S	17.8° E	2 km
M	64.5° S	17.2° E	7 km
N	63.5° S	17.2° E	25 km
O	63.0° S	18.3° E	15 km
P	67.7° S	14.5° E	8 km