Smith (lunar crater)
Lunar crater
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Smith is a lunar impact crater that is located within the huge walled plain called Apollo, on the far side of the Moon. This crater is attached to the west-southwestern outer rim of Scobee and it overlies the northern edge of the inner mountain ring within Apollo. To the north of Smith lies the crater Barringer.
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image of Smith (upper left) and Scobee (lower right) | |
| Coordinates | 31.6°S 150.2°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 150° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Michael J. Smith |
This crater is roughly circular and bowl-shaped, with a mildly worn outer rim. Some piles of scree lie along the base of the inner wall in the northern part of the crater. The interior floor is relatively featureless, with a small hill at the midpoint of the crater.
The crater was formerly designated Barringer M, a satellite crater of Barringer.[1]