Geological Chronicle
Located near the lunar south pole, the impact crater Scott spans 107.82 kilometers in diameter between the similar-sized crater Amundsen to the southeast and Schomberger to the northwest. Its position close to the lunar limb hinders observation from Earth, both through geometric foreshortening and the limited sunlight entering the basin. The northern end of the crater remains in near perpetual darkness and has not been mapped in detail.
The rim of Scott has been heavily eroded into worn, irregular topography surrounding a roughly circular basin. Several crater formations are attached to the western and northwestern outer rim, including the satellite crater Scott E. The interior surface is rougher at its southern end and becomes smoother and flatter toward the shadow-cloaked northern reaches. There is no central peak at the crater midpoint.
The feature is named after British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Its placement on the Moon in relation to neighboring Amundsen and the lunar south pole commemorates the Antarctic explorers Roald Amundsen and Scott and their race to reach Earth's South Pole.