Parry (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Parry (top center) from Apollo 16. "NASA image".
latitude=7.9
N_or_S=S
longitude=15.8
E_or_W=W
diameter=48 km
depth=0.6 km
colong=16
eponym=William E. Parry

Parry is a lunar crater that is attached to the southeast rim of the Fra Mauro walled-plain. Attached to the west and southwest rim of Parry is the Bonpland crater. Due south of Parry is the small Tolansky crater, and further to the south-southwest is Guericke crater.

The rim of Parry is heavily worn and slightly distorted due to the co-joined formations. The wall is the most prominent along the northwest, and crossed along the southwest by the small 'Parry B' crater. The floor has been flooded by lava, and is relatively flat. At the mid-point is a pair of tiny craterlets. A rille system crosses the southeast rim in a northeast direction before crossing the east rim and continuing a short distance across the surrounding mare.

atellite 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 Parry crater.

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

* Parry A — "See" Tolansky crater.

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