Tucker (crater)

Tucker (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=5.6
N_or_S=S
longitude=88.2
E_or_W=E
diameter=7 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=272
eponym=Richard H. Tucker

Tucker is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii. It is located along the eastern limb of the Moon, and from the Earth it is seen nearly from the edge. It lies between the slightly larger Lebesgue crater to the northeast and the flooded Kao crater to the south-southwest.

This is a small, circular crater formation that is cup-shaped and has a higher albedo than the surrounding dark lunar mare. It is one of the brighter features in the surroundings, which is indicative of a relatively youthful feature that has not undergone significant space weathering. The crater is not significantly eroded or overlaid by craters of significance.

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