Pickering (lunar crater)
Oblique Apollo 16 image | |
| Coordinates | 2°54′S 7°00′E / 2.9°S 7.0°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15 km |
| Depth | 2.7 km |
| Colongitude | 353° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Edward C. Pickering and William H. Pickering |
Pickering is a small lunar impact crater located to the northeast of the worn walled plain Hipparchus in the central region of the Moon. It was named after American astronomers Edward Charles Pickering and William Henry Pickering. It lies more than 25 km northeast of the crater Horrocks, which lies within Hipparchus. To the southeast is the lava-flooded Saunder.
Pickering is a bowl-shaped formation with a circular rim that has received little wear. It has a ray system that extends for about 160 kilometers.