Swift (lunar crater)

Swift

Apollo 17 mapping camera image
Coordinates 19°18′N 53°24′E / 19.3°N 53.4°E / 19.3; 53.4Coordinates: 19°18′N 53°24′E / 19.3°N 53.4°E / 19.3; 53.4
Diameter 10 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 307° at sunrise
Eponym Lewis A. Swift
Oblique view from Apollo 17, facing north
Swift (above center) and Peirce (center) from Apollo 17. The rays from the left are from Proclus. NASA photo.

Swift is a tiny lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the Mare Crisium, in the northeast part of the Moon's near side. Within two crater diameters to the south is the larger crater Peirce. Swift was previously designated Peirce B before being named by the IAU.

This formation is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls. It is a symmetrical crater with little appearance of wear from minor impacts.

This crater has been incorrectly named 'Graham' on some maps.

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