Petrie (crater)

Petrie

Clementine mosaic
Coordinates	45°08′N108°28′E / 45.14°N 108.47°E / 45.14; 108.47
Diameter	32.86 km (20.42 mi)
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	252° at sunrise
Eponym	Robert M. Petrie

Petrie is a relatively small lunar impact crater that was named by the IAU in 1970. ^[1]

Most of the rim of Petrie is sharp-edged, with a deposit of scree along the base of the inner wall. There is an outward bulge to the rim along the southwest, where the surface has slumped into the interior.

Petrie is located to the east of the much larger walled plain Fabry. To the east of Petrie is the comparably sized crater Rayet.

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 Petrie.

Petrie	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
U	45.6° N	106.3° E	20 km

References

1. "Petrie". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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