Congreve (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	0.2° S, 167.3° W
Diameter	57 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	168° at sunrise
Eponym	William Congreve

Congreve is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon relative to the Earth, and lies across the lunar equator. It lies to the west-northwest of the massive Korolev walled plain. To the southeast is the Icarus crater, and due north is Zhukovskiy crater.

The rim of this crater is worn by impact erosion, particularly along the eastern side where a pair of small crater lie along the edge. The rim and inner wall are more prominent to the west and north, while it forms only a shallow ridge to the southeast. The interior floor is marked by a cluster of small craters in the northeastern part, and tiny craterlets scattered across the remainder.

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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 Congreve crater.

Congreve	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
G	0.9° S	163.7° W	17 km
H	1.2° S	165.2° W	37 km
L	3.6° S	166.3° W	30 km
N	3.4° S	168.2° W	31 km
Q	1.4° S	169.6° W	59 km
U	0.6° S	170.7° W	59 km

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