Comstock (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates 21.8° N, 121.5° W
Diameter 72 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 122° at sunrise
Eponym George C. Comstock

Comstock is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the northeast of the Fersman walled plain, and north of Weyl crater.

This is an eroded crater formation with several small craters lying long the rim. One of these lies attached to the inner side of the rim and inner wall, extending part way across the floor. A cluster of small craters lie across the south-southwest rim and inner wall. The interior floor is marked by several tiny craterlets, and traces of ray material from the Ohm crater to the east-southeast.

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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 Comstock crater.

Comstock Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 24.8° N 121.2° W 21 km
P 20.1° N 122.7° W 26 km

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