Parry (crater)
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 7°54′S 15°48′W / 7.9°S 15.8°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 47.28[1] km |
| Depth | 0.87[2] km |
| Colongitude | 16° at sunrise |
| Eponym | William Parry |
Parry is a lunar impact crater that is attached to the southeast rim of the walled plain named Fra Mauro. Attached to the west and southwest rim of Parry is the crater Bonpland. Due south of Parry is the small crater Tolansky, and farther to the south-southwest is Guericke.
The rim of Parry is heavily worn and slightly distorted due to the co-joined formations. The wall is the most prominent along the northwest, and crossed along the southwest by the small Parry B. The floor has been flooded by lava, and is relatively flat. At the midpoint is a pair of small craters.
This crater was named after British explorer William Parry (1790–1855). The designation was formally adopted into lunar nomenclature by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.[1]
A rille system, called the Rimae Parry, crosses the region in a series of graben. One rille crosses the southeast rim of Parry in a northeast direction before crossing the east rim and continuing a short distance across the surrounding mare. Another extends from Tolansky crater across the west side of Parry and into Fra Mauro crater. One other crosses the north rim of Bonpland crater and into Fra Mauro where it intersects with another rille.
Satellite craters
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Parry.
| Parry | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 8.9° S | 13.0° W | 1 km |
| C | 6.8° S | 12.7° W | 3 km |
| D | 7.9° S | 15.7° W | 3 km |
| E | 8.3° S | 16.3° W | 6 km |
| F | 7.6° S | 14.7° W | 4 km |
| L | 6.3° S | 14.7° W | 7 km |
| M | 8.9° S | 14.5° W | 26 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Parry A — See Tolansky (crater).
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Parry". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ Pike, R. J. (September 1976). "Crater Dimensions from Apollo Data and Supplemental Sources". The Moon. 15 (3–4): 463–477. Bibcode:1976Moon...15..463P. doi:10.1007/BF00562253.
- ↑ "Chapter 29, part B: Cayley Formation interpreted as basin ejecta.". Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report. NASA Special Publication 315. 1972. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
Sources
[edit]- Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
- Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
- Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
- Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
- Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover.
- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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