Raimond is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. Less than one crater diameter to the northeast is Bredikhin, and farther to the west is McMath. To the north-northwest lies the prominent crater Jackson, which is surrounded by a large ray system. Raimond is almost completely covered by this ray material, and a pair of prominent rays cross the northeastern and southwestern portions of the crater.[1]

Raimond
LRO WAC mosaic
Coordinates14°36′N 159°18′W / 14.6°N 159.3°W / 14.6; -159.3
Diameter68.37 km
Depthunknown
Colongitude160° at sunrise
EponymJean J. Raimond, Jr.
Highly oblique view of Raimond from Apollo 11
Another oblique view from Lunar Orbiter 5

This crater is slightly elongated along the east–west axis, giving is a slightly oblong appearance. The rim edge is moderately worn, although no significant impacts lie across the edge. The interior is relatively featureless, with only a few small craterlets and the ray material from Jackson crater to mark the surface.

Raimond lies near the center of the Dirichlet-Jackson Basin.

Satellite craters

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

Feature Latitude Longitude Diameter Ref
Raimond K 13.3° N 158.2° W 32.88 km WGPSN
Raimond Q 11.6° N 161.7° W 27.5 km WGPSN

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Raimond (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.