Crozier (crater)
| Coordinates | 13°30′S 50°48′E / 13.5°S 50.8°ECoordinates: 13°30′S 50°48′E / 13.5°S 50.8°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22 km |
| Depth | 1.3 km |
| Colongitude | 310° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Francis R. M. Crozier |
Crozier is a lunar crater that is located on the southwest edge of Mare Fecunditatis, a lunar mare in the eastern part of the Moon's near side. It lies to the east-northeast of the prominent crater Colombo, and southeast of the small crater Bellot.
The narrow rim of this crater forms a distorted enclosure that has outward bulges along the northwest, southwest, and southeastern sides. The interior floor has been resurfaced and nearly filled by basaltic lava, producing a level surface with a low albedo that matches the dark hue of the nearby lunar mare. Nearly adjacent to the outer rim are the similar flooded craters Crozier D to the east and Crozier M to the southeast.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Crozier.
| Crozier | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 12.5° S | 52.4° E | 8 km |
| D | 13.4° S | 51.7° E | 21 km |
| E | 12.7° S | 52.0° E | 6 km |
| F | 12.8° S | 51.0° E | 5 km |
| G | 12.1° S | 50.1° E | 4 km |
| H | 14.0° S | 49.4° E | 11 km |
| L | 10.0° S | 51.4° E | 6 km |
| M | 8.9° S | 53.4° E | 6 km |
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