Pirquet (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Pirquet (right center) from Apollo 17. "NASA photo."
latitude=20.3
N_or_S=S
longitude=139.6
E_or_W=E
diameter=65 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=221
eponym=Guido von Pirquet

Pirquet is an eroded lunar impact crater that lies to the northwest of the larger Levi-Civita crater on the far side of the Moon. About three crater diameters to the west is the prominent Tsiolkovskiy crater. To the north-northeast of Pirquet is Denning crater.

The rim and interior of Pirquet is marked by a number of small craterlets. A small crater is protruding into the inner wall along the south-southeast side. This crater is slightly elongated along the east-west direction, making it appear slightly oval.

atellite craters

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 Pirquet crater.

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