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Jerik (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon


Jerik
Jerik (LRO).png
Jerik crater, from the photo taken by the LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) in 2012
Diameter0.63 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude323° at sunrise
Oblique Apollo 17 image, facing south
Oblique view from Apollo 15

Jerik is a tiny lunar impact crater in the southeastern part of the Mare Serenitatis. It is located to the northeast of the small crater Dawes, and to the west of the Montes Taurus range. To the east-northeast of this position is the landing site of the Apollo 17 mission, in the Taurus–Littrow valley.

Next to Jerik is an even smaller (~100 m), unnamed crater with a bright ray system. The name of the crater was approved by the IAU in 1976, and refers to a Scandinavian male given name.[1]

References

  1. Jerik, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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