Talbot (crater)

Talbot is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Smythii, near the eastern limb of the Moon. It lies between a pair of larger, flooded craters, with Runge to the west and Haldane to the west-northwest. The crater is entirely surrounded by the dark lunar mare. It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation with an almost featureless interior floor. The outer rim has a slightly higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, but the floor is as dark as the mare.

Coordinates2.47°S 85.30°E / -2.47; 85.30

Diameter12.36 km

Depth0.41 km^[1]

Colongitude275° at sunrise

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Talbot

Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Coordinates	2.47°S 85.30°E / -2.47; 85.30
Diameter	12.36 km
Depth	0.41 km[1]
Colongitude	275° at sunrise
Eponym	William H. F. Talbot

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The crater's name was approved by the IAU in 1976.^[2]