Dollond (crater)

Dollond
	Apollo 16 image
Coordinates	10°24′S 14°24′E / 10.4°S 14.4°E
Diameter	11.04 km (6.86 mi)
Depth	2.04 km (1.27 mi)
Colongitude	346° at sunrise
Eponym	John Dollond

Dollond is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the central region of the Moon, to the north of the crater Abulfeda.^[3] Due west of Dollond is Anděl. Dollond is circular and cone shaped, with a tiny floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls.^[4]^: 78

About 50 kilometers to the northeast of this crater was the landing site of the Apollo 16 mission, the next-to-last of the Apollo expeditions to the Moon.

This formation is named after British optician John Dollond (1706-1761). Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.^[1]

Satellite craters

Dollond crater and its satellite features as seen from Earth

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Dollond.^[5]

Dollond^[4]^: 297	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
B	7.7° S	13.8° E	37 km
D	8.2° S	12.5° E	9 km
E	10.2° S	15.7° E	6 km
L	8.7° S	12.5° E	5 km
M	10.1° S	16.9° E	6 km
T	9.4° S	15.0° E	3 km
U	7.3° S	16.0° E	3 km
V	7.9° S	15.5° E	6 km
W	6.7° S	14.6° E	11 km
Y	8.4° S	13.2° E	14 km

The following crater has been renamed by the IAU.

Dolland C — See Lindsay.^[6]

Dollond E is a fresh, bowl-shaped crater to the west of Mare Nectaris.^[7] Dollond T is the closest named feature to the Apollo 16 landing site, other than the features that were named by the astronauts (such as North Ray and South Ray craters).^[8]

Dollond E
Dollond T

References

1 2 "Dollond". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
↑ 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.
↑ Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.
↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
↑ Fa, Wenzhe; Cai, Yuzhen (August 2013). "Circular polarization ratio characteristics of impact craters from Mini-RF observations and implications for ice detection at the polar regions of the Moon". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 118 (8): 1582–1608. Bibcode:2013JGRE..118.1582F. doi:10.1002/jgre.20110.
↑ "LAC-78" (PDF). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).

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.

[GPN-1] 1 2 "Dollond". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

[Pike_1976-2] 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.

[Moore_2001-3] Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.

[Bussey_Spudis_2004-4] 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

[Grego_2015-5] Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

[Moore_Rees_2014-6] Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.

[Fa_Cai_2013-7] Fa, Wenzhe; Cai, Yuzhen (August 2013). "Circular polarization ratio characteristics of impact craters from Mini-RF observations and implications for ice detection at the polar regions of the Moon". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 118 (8): 1582–1608. Bibcode:2013JGRE..118.1582F. doi:10.1002/jgre.20110.

[LAC-78-8] "LAC-78" (PDF). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).

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