Ley (crater)
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| Coordinates | 42°07′N 154°50′E / 42.11°N 154.84°E |
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| Diameter | 81.05 km (50.36 mi) |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 205° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Willy Ley |
Ley is a lunar impact crater that is located across the southern rim of the much larger walled plain Campbell. Intruding into the south-southwestern rim of Ley is the slightly larger crater Von Neumann. The debris from the formation of Von Neumann has produced a bulging rampart that occupies the southwest interior floor of Ley. The outer rim of Ley has undergone impact erosion, and is marked by a number of small craters. The inner wall is also worn, and the interior floor is pock-marked by a number of small craters. There is a small, cup-shaped crater on the floor to the northwest of the midpoint.
Prior to formal naming by the IAU in 1970, Ley was called Crater 59.