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Condon (crater)

Coordinates: 1°52′N 60°22′E / 1.87°N 60.36°E / 1.87; 60.36
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Condon
The crater Condon from Lunar Orbiter 1. NASA/L&PI image.
Coordinates1°52′N 60°22′E / 1.87°N 60.36°E / 1.87; 60.36
Diameter34.85 km
Depth0.72 km[1]
Colongitude300° at sunrise
EponymEdward U. Condon
Apollo 15 image
Oblique view from Apollo 17

Condon is a lunar impact crater that lies on the eastern shore of the Sinus Successus, a bay along the northeast edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It was named after American physicist Edward U. Condon in 1976.[2] It lies midway between the larger crater Apollonius to the north and the smaller Webb to the south on the Mare Fecunditatis. Condon was previously designated Webb R.

This is a lava-flooded crater remnant with only low rim segments surviving to the east and west. There is a break in the rim to the south and a wider break to the northwest of the crater. The crater interior is nearly level, and mark only by a few low rises in the surface.

References

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  1. ^ LTO-62C4 Condon, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series
  2. ^ "Condon (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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