Coordinates | 21°42′N 29°48′E / 21.7°N 29.8°E |
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Diameter | 7 km |
Depth | 1.4 km |
Colongitude | 330° at sunrise |
Eponym | Agnes M. Clerke |
Clerke is a tiny lunar impact crater named after Irish astronomer Agnes Mary Clerke,[1] who played a role in bringing astronomy and astrophysics to the public in Victorian England.[2] It is located near the eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis in the midst of a rille system named the Rimae Littrow after the crater Littrow to the east. It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with a relatively high albedo. In a valley to the southeast is the landing site of the Apollo 17 mission. Clerke was previously designated Littrow B.