Oblique View of the Davy Crater Chain on the Moon

Oblique view of the Davy Crater Chain on the Moon
From the National Space Science Data Center Image Gallery
This Apollo 12 photograph taken from lunar orbit shows the Davy crater chain, extending about 50 km across the floor of crater Davy Y. The large crater at the top of the image is Davy crater, 34 km in diameter and centered at 11.8 S, 8.1 W. The crater chain could be due to secondary impact craters, or multiple impacts from a Shoemaker-Levy 9 type object. North is to the right.
Image Title: Oblique View of the Davy Crater Chain on the Moon
Text based on internet materials accompanying Apollo 17 Photograph A12_h_51_7485

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