McNair (crater)

McNair (crater)

Coordinates	35°42′S 147°18′W / 35.7°S 147.3°W / -35.7; -147.3Coordinates: 35°42′S 147°18′W / 35.7°S 147.3°W / -35.7; -147.3
Diameter	29 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	148° at sunrise
Eponym	Ronald E. McNair

McNair is a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies within the double-ringed Apollo basin, inside the eastern part of the interior ring. Named after Ronald McNair, one of the seven astronauts who perished in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, it has partly merged with the crater Jarvis, and the two share a common rim. To the south of McNair lies Borman.

This is a bowl-shaped feature with a somewhat worn outer rim. There are some tiny craterlets along the southern rim, and a narrow cut through the edge to the south-southwest. The interior floor is relatively featureless.

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