Curtis (crater)

Curtis
LRO image
Coordinates14°34′N 56°46′E / 14.57°N 56.76°E / 14.57; 56.76
Diameter2.88 km (1.79 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude187° at sunrise
EponymHeber D. Curtis
Apollo 17 image
Apollo 15 image

Curtis is a very small lunar impact crater[2] that lies in the southern Mare Crisium, to the east of the larger crater Picard.[3] Curtis is a circular, cup-shaped formation that is otherwise undistinguished.

Previously designated Picard Z,[4] this formation was named after American astronomer Heber D. Curtis (1872-1942). Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Curtis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  2. ↑ Mancini, Michela; et al. (October 2025). "Crater Projection in Linear Pushbroom Camera Images". The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 72 (5). id. 55. arXiv:2409.20499. Bibcode:2025JAnSc..72...55M. doi:10.1007/s40295-025-00530-6.
  3. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.

Sources

  • 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.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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