Gardner (crater)

Gardner (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Gardner (lower left) and Maraldi from Apollo 17. "NASA photo".
latitude=17.7
N_or_S=N
longitude=33.8
E_or_W=E
diameter=18 km
depth=3.0 km
colong=327
eponym=Irvine C. Gardner

Gardner is a small lunar impact crater in the northeast part of the Moon. It lies due east of Vitruvius crater, in a section of rough terrain to the north of the Mare Tranquillitatis. This crater was previously designated 'Vitruvius A' before being given a name by the IAU. To the northeast of Gardner is the larger Maraldi crater.

This is a circular crater with sloping inner walls and an interior floor that occupies about half the total crater diameter. The southern half of the floor has a slight rise before reaching the inner wall. The crater is not significantly eroded, and the outer rim is relatively sharp and well-defined.

References

External links

* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto43d4_1/ LTO-43D4 Vitruvius] — L&PI topographic map


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