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General characteristics
Latitude 14.6° N
Longitude 54.7° E
Diameter 23 km
Depth 2.4 km
Colongitude 306° at sunrise
Name source Jean Picard

Picard is a lunar impact crater that lies in the western part of the Mare Crisium. To the west is the almost completely flooded Yerkes crater. Due eastward of Picard is the tiny Curtis crater. It is the largest crater on the mare, being slightly larger than Peirce crater to the north-northwest. The crater rim of Picard is well-defined and shows little sign of wear, having a sharp-edged appearance. It has a low hill at the center.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Picard crater.


Picard Latitude Longitude Diameter
K 9.7° N 54.5° E 8 km
L 10.3° N 54.3° E 8 km
M 10.3° N 54.0° E 9 km
N 10.5° N 53.6° E 20 km
P 8.9° N 53.7° E 7 km
Y 13.2° N 60.1° E 6 km


The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

Craters on the Moon



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