Joy (crater)
Apollo 15 mapping camera image | |
Coordinates | 25°00′N 6°36′E / 25.0°N 6.6°ECoordinates: 25°00′N 6°36′E / 25.0°N 6.6°E |
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Diameter | 6 km |
Depth | 1.0 km |
Colongitude | 353° at sunrise |
Eponym | Alfred H. Joy |
Joy is a tiny lunar 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 designated Hadley A until it was renamed by the IAU.[1] Mons Hadley lies to the west-northwest in the Montes Apenninus range.
References
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- Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
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External links
- LTO-41B3 Joy — L&PI topographic map of crater and vicinity
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