Lunar Impact Crater
Petrie is a lunar impact crater spanning 32.86 kilometers across the Moon.
Petrie is a relatively small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 32.86 kilometers.
Petrie is located to the east of the much larger walled plain Fabry. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-30.
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Robert Methven; Scottish-born Canadian astrophysicist (1906-1966).
Interactive Lunar Surface
Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.