Pentland is a
lunarimpact crater that lies in the southern part of the
Moon, and appears foreshortened when viewed from the
Earth. About one crater diameter to the southwest is the larger crater
Curtius, and to the north-northwest lies
Zach.
The rim of this crater is somewhat worn, and it has a depression along the southern edge where it is attached to a small crater on the exterior. The inner wall retains some structure in places, and has a shelf along the northeast side. The interior floor is level, with an elongated central rise at the midpoint. Otherwise the floor is nearly featureless, except for a few tiny craterlets.
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 Pentland.
Pentland
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
67.4° S
13.5° E
44 km
B
66.2° S
14.1° E
30 km
C
65.0° S
16.3° E
37 km
D
63.2° S
14.1° E
35 km
Da
62.9° S
14.3° E
54 km
E
67.9° S
13.4° E
11 km
F
62.1° S
11.3° E
12 km
J
64.4° S
14.6° E
9 km
K
66.7° S
17.7° E
12 km
L
65.6° S
17.8° E
2 km
M
64.5° S
17.2° E
7 km
N
63.5° S
17.2° E
25 km
O
63.0° S
18.3° E
15 km
P
67.7° S
14.5° E
8 km
References
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.