Lockyer (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, see Lockyer (Martian crater).
Lockyer
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates46°12′S 36°42′E / 46.2°S 36.7°E / -46.2; 36.7
Diameter34 km
Depth3.8 km
Colongitude324° at sunrise
EponymNorman Lockyer

Lockyer is a lunar impact crater that is located along the western wall of the large walled plain Janssen. It was named after British astrophysicist Norman Lockyer.[1] This crater is roughly circular with a slight outward bulge along the eastern side. The edge of the rim is only lightly eroded, with an indentation in the side to the north-northwest. The interior floor is relatively featureless, except for a small crater along the edge of the southern inner wall.

  1. ^ "Lockyer (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.