Astronomy:Joy (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Joy
Joy crater AS15-M-1817.jpg
Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Diameter6 km
Depth1.0 km
Colongitude353° at sunrise

Joy is a small lunar impact crater located in the irregular ground just to the west of Mare Serenitatis. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a slightly raised rim.

The crater was named after American astronomer Alfred Harrison Joy in 1973.[1] Before, it was designated Hadley A. Mons Hadley lies to the west-northwest in the Montes Apenninus range.

References

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

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