Craterra

Lunar Impact Crater

A Flooded Plain Joined to Fra Mauro and Cut by Graben

Attached to neighboring crater walls, Parry holds a lava-flooded floor crossed by the regional rille system of Rimae Parry.

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type
crater
Coordinates
7.88° S · 15.78° W
Diameter
47.28 km
IAU approval
1935/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-76 · Montes Riphaeus

Geological Chronicle

Parry is a lunar impact crater spanning 47.28 kilometers across, attached directly to the southeast rim of the walled plain Fra Mauro. Attached to the west and southwest rim is the crater Bonpland, while the small crater Tolansky lies due south. Together, these co-joined formations leave Parry's rim heavily worn and slightly distorted, with the wall standing most prominent along the northwest.

The floor has been flooded by lava and is relatively flat, marked at its midpoint by a pair of small craters. Along the southwest, the wall is crossed by the small satellite crater Parry B.

A rille system named Rimae Parry crosses the region in a series of graben. One rille crosses Parry's southeast rim in a northeast direction before passing the east rim onto the surrounding mare, while another rille extends from Tolansky across the west side of Parry and into Fra Mauro.

Chronology & Exploration

  1. 1935 IAU Adoption

    The International Astronomical Union formally adopts the designation Parry into lunar nomenclature.

Scientific Sources & References

Name Origin

William Edward; British explorer (1790-1855).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Parry in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.