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Yerkes (crater)
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Yerkes is a lunar impact crater near the western edge of Mare Crisium. It was named after American financier Charles Yerkes.[1] To the east of Yerkes is the crater Picard, and farther to the north is Peirce.
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Coordinates | 14.6°N 51.7°E / 14.6; 51.7 |
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Diameter | 36 km |
Depth | None |
Colongitude | 310° at sunrise |
Eponym | Charles T. Yerkes |
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In the past the interior of this crater has been almost completely inundated by lava, leaving only a shallow remnant of a rim above the mare. The rim is widest on the western and southern portions, and barely existent to the east, forming a thin curve in the surface. A low ridge runs from the north rim to Yerkes E in the north-northwest. The floor has a similar albedo to the nearby mare, so the feature is not sharply distinguished from the surroundings.