Coordinates | 88°38′N 24°24′E / 88.63°N 24.4°E |
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Diameter | 79 km |
Depth | 1.5 km |
Colongitude | 25° at sunrise |
Eponym | Robert Peary |
Peary is the closest large lunar impact crater to the lunar north pole. At this latitude the crater interior receives little sunlight, and portions of the southernmost region of the crater floor remain permanently cloaked in shadow. From the Earth the crater appears on the northern lunar limb, and is seen from the side.