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| Coordinates | 28°06′N 109°06′E / 28.1°N 109.1°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 75 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 251° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Thomas H. E. C. Espin |
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Espin is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the northeastern limb. It lies to the west-southwest of the larger crater Seyfert, and northwest of Deutsch.
This is a worn formation with heavy damage along the northern rim. Several small craters lie along the northern edge, and a crater lies across the southern rim. The northern part of the interior floor is somewhat irregular, but it is more level to the south. A ray from the crater Giordano Bruno to the north-northwest reaches the western interior of Espin.
It is named after Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin, an amateur astronomer[1] who was a vicar of Tow Law.[2]
- ^ "A Field Guide to the English Clergy' Butler-Gallie, F p47: London, Oneworld Publications, 2018 ISBN 9781786074416
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p406: London; OUP; 1929