Swift (lunar crater)

For other uses, see Swift (crater).

Swift

Apollo 17 mapping camera image
Coordinates	19°18′N53°24′E / 19.3°N 53.4°E / 19.3; 53.4
Diameter	10 km
Colongitude	307° at sunrise
Eponym	Lewis A. Swift

The crater area in selenochromatic format

Oblique view from Apollo 17, facing north

Swift (above center) and Peirce (center) from Apollo 17. The rays from the left are from Proclus. NASA  photo.

Swift is a small lunar impact crater located in the northwestern part of the Mare Crisium, in the northeast part of the Moon's near side. Within two crater diameters to the south is the larger crater Peirce. It was named after American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. ^[1] Swift was previously designated Peirce B.

This circular and bowl-shaped formation has a small floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls. It is a symmetrical crater with little evidence of wear from minor impacts.

This crater has been incorrectly named 'Graham' on some maps.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Swift (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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