thumb|right|240px|Oblique view from [[Apollo 16]]
thumb|right|240px|[[Lunar Orbiter 4 image showing surroundings]]
Compton is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the east of the Mare Humboldtianum, and southwest of the walled plain Schwarzschild. To the southeast of Compton is the heavily eroded crater Swann.
Compton is one of the largest craters of Lower (Early) Imbrian age.
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