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Atwood (crater)
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Atwood is a small earth moon impact crater that is located on the Mare Fecunditatis, to the northwest of the prominent crater Langrenus. It forms a triple-crater formation with Naonobu attached to the north rim and Bilharz near the west rim.
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Coordinates | 5.8°S 57.7°E / -5.8; 57.7 |
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Diameter | 29 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 302° at sunrise |
Eponym | George Atwood |
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Atwood lies near the edge of the outer ramparts of Langrenus, and the ejecta forms low ridges attached to the south rim of Atwood. Within the crater interior is a low central peak that joins a ridge line to the north rim of the crater.
Atwood was formerly designated Langrenus K, before being renamed by the IAU in 1976.[1]