King (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=King crater from Apollo 16. "NASA photo."
latitude=5.0
N_or_S=N
longitude=120.5
E_or_W=E
diameter=76 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=241
eponym=Arthur S. King
Edward S. King

King is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, and can not be viewed directly from Earth. It forms a crater pair with Ibn Firnas, which is only slightly larger and is attached to the northeast rim of King. To the northwest is the crater Lobachevskiy, and Guyot is located an equal distance to the north-northwest.

The outer rim of King is roughly circular but with a slightly irregular appearance, particularly at the northern end. The crater displays little appearance of wear. The inner walls are d, particularly along the eastern side. Within the walls is a somewhat uneven interior floor. The interior is irregular and ridged, particularly in the eastern half. The elongated, Y-shaped central rise is part of a ridge that runs to the southern rim.

A tiny crater near the east-southeastern inner wall has been officially given the Indian feminine name Sita by the IAU. It is located at selenographic coordinates 4.6° N, 120.8° E, and has a diameter of 2 km.

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 King.

References

* cite web
last = Wood | first = Chuck | date = 2006-06-26
url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060626
title = King of the Farside
publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day
accessdate = 2006-07-12