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Dollond (crater)

Coordinates: 10°24′S 14°24′E / 10.4°S 14.4°E / -10.4; 14.4
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Dollond
Apollo 16 image
Coordinates10°24′S 14°24′E / 10.4°S 14.4°E / -10.4; 14.4
Diameter11 km
Depth1.6 km
Colongitude346° at sunrise
EponymJohn Dollond

Dollond is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the central region of the Moon, to the north of the crater Abulfeda. It was named after British optician John Dollond.[1] Due west of Dollond is Anděl. Dollond is circular and cone shaped, with a tiny floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls.

About 50 kilometers to the northeast of this crater was the landing site of the Apollo 16 mission, the next-to-last of the Apollo expeditions to the Moon.

Satellite craters

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Dollond crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1

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

Dollond Latitude Longitude Diameter
B 7.7° S 13.8° E 37 km
D 8.2° S 12.5° E 9 km
E 10.2° S 15.7° E 6 km
L 8.7° S 12.5° E 5 km
M 10.1° S 16.9° E 6 km
T 9.4° S 15.0° E 3 km
U 7.3° S 16.0° E 3 km
V 7.9° S 15.5° E 6 km
W 6.7° S 14.6° E 11 km
Y 8.4° S 13.2° E 14 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

Dollond T is the closest named feature to the Apollo 16 landing site, other than the features that were named by the astronauts (such as North Ray and South Ray craters).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dollond, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ^ LAC-78, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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