Dollond (crater)

Dollond
Apollo 16 image
Coordinates10°24′S 14°24′E / 10.4°S 14.4°E / -10.4; 14.4
Diameter11 km
Depth1.6 km
Colongitude346° at sunrise
EponymJohn Dollond

Dollond is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the central region of the Moon, to the north of the crater Abulfeda. It was named after British optician John Dollond.[1] Due west of Dollond is Anděl. Dollond is circular and cone shaped, with a tiny floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls.

About 50 kilometers to the northeast of this crater was the landing site of the Apollo 16 mission, the next-to-last of the Apollo expeditions to the Moon.

  1. ^ Dollond, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)