Pallas (crater)

Pallas
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates5°30′N 1°36′W / 5.5°N 1.6°W / 5.5; -1.6[1]
Diameter50 km
Depth1.3 km
Colongitude2° at sunrise
EponymPeter Simon Pallas
The crater area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks. More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
The crater area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Pallas is a heavily eroded lunar impact crater located to the north of the Sinus Medii. It was named after the German-born Russian natural historian Peter Simon Pallas.[1] To the northwest is the smaller but less worn crater Bode. Pallas shares a low wall with the crater Murchison that is attached to the southeast, and there are two gaps in the shared rim.

The outer wall of Pallas is worn, notched, and somewhat distorted in shape. The associated crater Pallas A lies across the northwest rim. The inner floor of Pallas has been flooded by lava, leaving a relatively flat surface. The crater possesses a central peak complex.

  1. ^ a b "Pallas (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.