Comrie (crater)

Comrie
	Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west, showing Comrie (center) and Comrie K (left)
Coordinates	23°18′N 112°42′W / 23.3°N 112.7°W
Diameter	59.25 km (36.82 mi)
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	113° at sunrise
Eponym	Leslie J. Comrie

Comrie is a degraded lunar impact crater situated on the rugged far side of the Moon,^[2] beyond the western limb, making it hidden from Earth. It is located in a region surrounded by other notable craters, with Ohm to the south-southwest, Shternberg to the southwest, and Parenago to the northeast.^[3]

Comrie is the northern member of a formation consisting of three connected craters. The southern part of Comrie is attached to a slightly larger crater, Comrie K, sharing a nearly straight rim between them. The southern portion of Comrie K's rim merges with the northern part of a larger, heavily worn crater. At what would be the midpoint of Comrie is a low central plateau. There are small impacts along the northeast inner wall of Comrie, and a relatively fresh impact along the southwest inner wall.^[4]^[5]^: 53

This crater is named after New Zealand and British astronomer Leslie J. Comrie (1893–1950).^[6] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.^[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Comrie.^[7]

Comrie^[5]^: 295	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
K	22.1° N	112.3° W	73 km
T	23.1° N	115.3° W	43 km
V	24.6° N	115.9° W	29 km

References

1 2 "Comrie". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
↑ "LAC 53" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4. Note: 'Comrie' is mislabelled on the chart.
↑ Menzel, D. H.; et al. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

Sources

Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.

[GPN-1] 1 2 "Comrie". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-10.

[Moore_2000-2] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.

[Byrne_2008-3] Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.

[LAC-53-4] "LAC 53" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[Bussey_Spudis_2004-5] 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4. Note: 'Comrie' is mislabelled on the chart.

[Menzel_et_al_1971-6] Menzel, D. H.; et al. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.

[Grego_2015-7] Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

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Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west, showing Comrie (center) and Comrie K (left)
Coordinates	23°18′N 112°42′W / 23.3°N 112.7°W / 23.3; -112.7
Diameter	59.25 km (36.82 mi)^[1]
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	113° at sunrise
Eponym	Leslie J. Comrie