Picard is a lunar impact crater that lies in Mare Crisium. The crater is named for 17th century French astronomer and geodesist Jean Picard. It is the biggest non-flooded crater of this mare, Inside Picard is a series of terraces that seismologists have attributed to a collapse of the crater floor. It has a cluster of low hills at the bottom.

Satellite craters

thumb|left|Satellite craters of Picard

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Picard.

thumb|right|Oblique [[Lunar Orbiter 4 image]]

thumb|left|Oblique [[Apollo 15 Panoramic Camera image, facing south]]

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! Picard

! class="unsortable" | Coordinates

! Diameter, km

|-

|K

|

|9

|-

|L

|

|7

|-

|M

|

|8

|-

|N

|

|19

|-

|P

|

|8

|-

|Y

|

|4

|}

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

  • Picard G — see Tebbutt.
  • Picard H — see Shapley.
  • Picard X — see Fahrenheit.
  • Picard Z — see Curtis.

References

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  • Map of the region
  • Part of Picard crater: photo by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with resolution 1,3 meters/pixel
  • Picard in The-Moon Wiki