Olcott (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	20.6° N, 117.8° E
Diameter	81 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	243° at sunrise
Eponym	William T. Olcott

Olcott is a relatively fresh crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the south-southeast of the Seyfert and Polzunov craters, and to the north of Kostinskiy crater.

This crater lacks any significant appearance of erosion from subsequent impacts, and its features are relatively well-defined. The rim edge is generally circular, with a slight outward bulge to the northeast and a larger bulge to the south. It has an outer rampart and some terraces and slumped edges along the inner wall. Several low ridges lie near the interior mid-point, with the western pair near the center and the eastern peaks offset toward the eastern rim.

The satellite craters 'Olcott M' and 'Olcott L' form an overlapping pair along the southern outer rampart of Olcott, with the smaller member of the pair 'Olcott L' overlapping 'Olcott M'. The satellite crater 'Olcott E' is partly overlaid by the eastern rim of Olcott.

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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 Olcott crater.

Olcott	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
E	20.9° N	119.8° E	59 km
L	18.3° N	118.6° E	36 km
M	17.9° N	117.6° E	46 km

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