Mary is a tiny
lunarimpact crater in the southeastern part of the
Mare Serenitatis. It is located to the northeast of the small crater
Dawes, and to the west of the
Montes Taurus range. To the east-northeast of this position is the landing site of the
Apollo 17 mission, in the
Taurus–Littrow valley.
The name of the crater was approved by the IAU in 1976,[1] along with the nearby craters
Isis,
Robert,
Osiris, and
Jerik.
References
^Mary, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (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.
S2CID122125855.