Coordinates | 30°42′S 40°42′W / 30.7°S 40.7°W |
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Diameter | 41 km |
Depth | 1.3 km |
Colongitude | 41° at sunrise |
Eponym | John Lee |
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.