Abbot (crater)
Lunar impact crater
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Abbot is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the rugged ground between the Mare Fecunditatis in the south and west, and the Mare Crisium to the north. It is a circular crater with a cup-shaped interior. The inner walls slope downward to the midpoint, and no impacts of significance mark the interior or the rim.[2]
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| Coordinates | 5.56°N 54.74°E |
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| Diameter | 10.4 km (6.5 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 306° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Charles G. Abbot |
Abbot is named after the American astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot (1872-1973). In a break with past tradition, Dr. Abbot was still alive at the time the decision was made.[3] It was designated Apollonius K[4] before being given its name by the IAU in 1973.[1] Apollonius itself lies to the east of the crater Abbot.
