Lee (crater)

Lee
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates30°42′S 40°42′W / 30.7°S 40.7°W / -30.7; -40.7
Diameter41 km
Depth1.3 km
Colongitude41° at sunrise
EponymJohn Lee
Altered Rectified Proiection (ARP) Selenochromatic Image (Si) of the Mare Humorum area holding some selenochromatic landmarks

Lee is the lava-flooded remnant of a lunar impact crater that lies on an inlet of the Mare Humorum, in the southwestern part of the Moon. It was named after British astronomer John Lee.[1] To the east is the crater Vitello, and just to the north is the lava-flooded crater Doppelmayer.

The rim of Lee is worn and somewhat eroded, with a wide gap along the northeast where lava entered and covered the floor. The interior is relatively flat and free of significant impacts. The craterlet Lee A is attached to the exterior of the southern rim of Lee.

  1. ^ "Lee (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.