Parrot (crater)
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Parrot is the remains of a lunar impact crater that has been almost completely worn away. It was named after Russian doctor and physicist Friedrich Parrot.[1] It is attached to the southern rim of the crater Albategnius, and is located among the rugged highlands among the south-central part of the visible Moon. To the east is the small crater Vogel, and in the southeast is Arzachel.
Coordinates | 14.5°S 3.3°E / -14.5; 3.3 |
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Diameter | 70 km |
Depth | 1.1 km |
Colongitude | 357° at sunrise |
Eponym | Friedrich Parrot |
Little remains of the southwestern rim of Parrot, and the other sections of the wall have been worn and smoothed by impact erosion. The remains of a pair of overlapping craters occupy much of the northern floor of the crater, and the remainder is irregular but relatively flat. No central peak remains.
A groove structure intersects the southeast and part of the northern rim, following an intermittent line from the south-southeast to the north-northwest.