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 significant mark the interior or the rim.
Coordinates | 5°36′N 54°48′E / 5.6°N 54.8°E |
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Diameter | 10 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 306° at sunrise |
Eponym | Charles G. Abbot |
Abbot is named after the American astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot.[1] It was designated Apollonius K before being given its name by the IAU. Apollonius itself lies to the east of the crater Abbot.