Darney (crater)
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 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 14°30′S 23°30′W / 14.5°S 23.5°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15 km |
| Depth | 2.6 km |
| Colongitude | 24° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Maurice Darney |
Darney is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the region of the Moon where the Mare Nubium joins the Oceanus Procellarum. It was named after French astronomer Maurice Darney in 1935.[1] To the south is the lava-flooded crater Lubiniezky. The southern rim of Darney is attached to a series of low ridges that extend to the southwest.
This is a bowl-shaped formation with a small interior floor at the midpoint of the sloping inner walls. The crater has a relatively high albedo compared to the surrounding dark lunar mare, and the crater is at the focus of a small ray system extending for 110 kilometers.
