Hooke (lunar crater)

Hooke
Coordinates41°12′N 54°54′E / 41.2°N 54.9°E / 41.2; 54.9
Diameter36 km
Depth2.3 km
Colongitude306° at sunrise
EponymRobert Hooke
Oblique view from Apollo 16

Hooke is a lunar impact crater that is located to the northwest of the crater Messala, in the northeastern part of the Moon. It lies about a crater diameter to the southeast of the comparably sized Shuckburgh.

The low rim of this crater is moderately eroded, with the satellite crater Hooke D intruding slightly into the southeastern side. A small worn, crater is attached to the northern exterior rim. The interior floor has been flooded, leaving a level, featureless plain and a narrow inner wall.