Joy
Apollo 15 mapping camera image
Coordinates25°00′N 6°36′E / 25.0°N 6.6°E / 25.0; 6.6
Diameter6 km
Depth1.0 km
Colongitude353° at sunrise
EponymAlfred H. Joy

Joy is a small lunar impact crater located in the irregular ground just to the west of Mare Serenitatis. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a slightly raised rim.

The crater was named after American astronomer Alfred Harrison Joy in 1973.[1] Before, it was designated Hadley A. Mons Hadley lies to the west-northwest in the Montes Apenninus range.

References

  1. "Joy (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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