Sanford (crater)
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image | |
| Coordinates | 32°36′N 138°54′W / 32.6°N 138.9°W |
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| Diameter | 55 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 140° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Roscoe F. Sanford |
Sanford is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northern latitudes on the Moon's far side. It lies to the south-southeast of the crater Klute, and just to the west-northwest of Teisserenc. To the southwest lies Joule.
This is a circular crater formation with a worn outer rim. A pair of small craterlets lies along the eastern rim, and the satellite crater Sanford C is attached to the outer edge along the north-northwest. Attached to the southern exterior is what may be the remains of a larger, unnamed crater that is now considerably eroded.