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Pogson (crater)

Crater on the Moon


Crater on the Moon

FieldValue
imagePogson LROC.jpg
captionLRO WAC image
coordinates
diameter50 km
depth*Unknown*
colong250
eponymNorman R. Pogson

Pogson is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side, behind the southeastern limb. It is located midway between the flooded crater Lebedev to the southwest and Bjerknes to the northeast. Farther west of Pogson is the uneven Mare Australe.

This is a circular crater with a somewhat worn rim. A small craterlet lies across the southern rim, and pair is located long the northeastern rim. The interior floor has a slightly lower albedo than the surroundings, and is level and nearly featureless.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Pogson.

PogsonLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
C41.5° S111.5° E20 km
F42.0° S114.6° E35 km
G42.7° S112.7° E39 km

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