Raimond_(crater)

Raimond (crater)

Raimond (crater)

Crater on the Moon


Raimond is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. Less than one crater diameter to the northeast is Bredikhin, and farther to the west is McMath. To the north-northwest lies the prominent crater Jackson, which is surrounded by a large ray system. Raimond is almost completely covered by this ray material, and a pair of prominent rays cross the northeastern and southwestern portions of the crater.[1]

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Highly oblique view of Raimond from Apollo 11
Another oblique view from Lunar Orbiter 5

This crater is slightly elongated along the east–west axis, giving is a slightly oblong appearance. The rim edge is moderately worn, although no significant impacts lie across the edge. The interior is relatively featureless, with only a few small craterlets and the ray material from Jackson crater to mark the surface.

Raimond lies near the center of the Dirichlet-Jackson Basin.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Raimond.

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See also


References

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

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