Nunn (crater)

Crater on the Moon

Feature on the moon

Nunn

Apollo 16 Mapping Camera image

Coordinates| 4°36′N 91°06′E﻿ / ﻿4.6°N 91.1°E﻿ / 4.6; 91.1
Diameter| 19 km
Depth| 1.3 km
Colongitude| 269° at sunrise
Eponym| Joseph Nunn
Oblique view from Apollo 17

Nunn is a lunar impact crater that is located just beyond the eastern limb of the Moon, along the northern edge of Mare Smythii. It was named after American engineer Joseph Nunn.[1] To the east of this crater is the much larger Babcock, and to the northwest is Jansky.

This is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with some impact wear along the northwestern rim and to a lesser degree along the southeastern edge. The remainder of the crater perimeter is relatively free of erosion, and the edge is well-defined. The darker-hued interior floor is about half the crater diameter, and is level and almost featureless.

## References

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1. ^ "Nunn (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nunn (lunar crater).

* LTO-64D1 Nunn -- L&PI topographic map