Archimedes (crater)

Archimedes
LRO image
Coordinates39°42′N 4°12′W / 39.7°N 4.2°W / 39.7; -4.2
Diameter81 km
Depth2.1 km
Colongitude4° at sunrise
EponymArchimedes

Archimedes is a large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium. Its diameter is 81 km.[1]

Archimedes from Apollo 15. NASA photo.
  1. ^ "Archimedes (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.