Avery (crater)
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Avery is a small lunar impact crater located near the eastern limb of the Moon. This is a circular, bowl-shaped formation with a small interior floor. It lies near the western edge of Mare Smythii. To the east is the crater Haldane, and to the southwest is Carrillo. Gilbert lies to the southwest.
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Coordinates | 1.4°S 81.4°E / -1.4; 81.4 |
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Diameter | 9 km |
Depth | 2.17 km[1] |
Colongitude | 279° at sunrise |
Eponym | Oswald T. Avery |
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Avery was previously designated as Gilbert U before being named by the IAU in 1976.[2] It is named after the famous biomedical researcher Oswald Avery.