Crommelin (lunar crater)
Crommelin is an ancient
lunar crater that is located in the vicinity of the south pole of the
Moon, on the
far side. It lies to the north of the large
Zeeman crater, and to the east-northeast of
Numerov crater.
This formation has been almost completely worn away by subsequent impacts, leaving little more than a crater-riddled depression in the surface. There is an equally-worn crater lying across the northern rim, and 'Crommelin X' is attached to the outward-bulging northwest perimeter. The largest of the craterlets within the interior form a pair near the southern rim. There is a slight central peak, consisting of little more than a low rise in the surface.
By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Crommelin crater.
| Crommelin | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | | C | 66.4° S | 144.8° W | 44 km |
| W | 66.0° S | 152.7° W | 24 km |
| X | 66.3° S | 150.0° W | 26 km |
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