Byrd (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, see Byrd (Martian crater).
Byrd
Topographic map of Brd (centre), from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's laser altimetry data
Coordinates85°26′N 10°04′E / 85.43°N 10.07°E / 85.43; 10.07
Diameter94 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude10° at sunrise
EponymRichard E. Byrd
The crater area (at the top) in selenochromatic Image (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Lunar Orbiter 4 image

Byrd is an irregular lunar impact crater that is located near the north pole of the Moon. The north rim of Byrd is nearly connected to the crater Peary, a formation that is adjacent to the pole. The smaller crater Gioja is attached to the remains of the southwest rim.

The rim of Byrd is worn and eroded, with sections distorted by intruding crater rims along the perimeter. As a result, the crater interior is longer in the north–south direction than it is wide. There is a gap in the western rim, and the southern rim is now little more than a low ridge on the surface.

Some time after the original impact the crater interior was covered in lava flows, leaving a nearly flat surface that is marked only by tiny craterlets. There is no central peak at the midpoint of the interior and no ridges of significance.