Curtis (crater)

Curtis
LRO image
Coordinates14°34′N 56°46′E / 14.57°N 56.76°E / 14.57; 56.76
Diameter2.9 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude187° at sunrise
EponymHeber D. Curtis

Curtis is a very small lunar impact crater that lies in the western Mare Crisium, to the east of the crater Picard. It is a circular, cup-shaped formation that is otherwise undistinguished. It was named after American astronomer Heber D. Curtis in 1973. In the past it was designated Picard Z.

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