Very (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the crater on Mars, see Very (Martian crater).
Very
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates25°36′N 25°18′E / 25.6°N 25.3°E / 25.6; 25.3
Diameter5 km
Depth1.0 km
Colongitude335° at sunrise
EponymFrank W. Very
The crater area (top left) in selenochromatic Image (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique Apollo 17 image
Another Apollo 17 image

Very is a small lunar impact crater located in the eastern part of Mare Serenitatis, to the west-southwest of Le Monnier. It lies upon a wrinkle ridge that runs to the north and south named Dorsa Smirnov. It was named after American astronomer Frank W. Very.[1] The crater was previously known as Le Monnier B, a satellite crater of Le Monnier, before being renamed by the IAU in 1973.[2]

  1. ^ "Very (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ Very, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)