Astronomy:Cameron (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Cameron
Cameron crater AS15-M-2123.jpg
Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Diameter11 km
Colongitude314° at sunrise

Cameron is a small lunar impact crater that lies across the northwest rim of the crater Taruntius. It was named after American astronomer Robert Curry Cameron,[1] by his wife, lunar specialist Winifred Cameron.[2] This formation is circular and cup-shaped, with no particular distinguishing features. It was previously designated Taruntius C.

References

  1. "Cameron (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. Hirshfeld, Alan. "Winifred S. Cameron (1918 - 2016) | American Astronomical Society". https://aas.org/obituaries/winifred-s-cameron-1918-2016.