Perrine is a lunar impact crater that is located on the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the west of the large walled plain named Landau, and to the northeast of the crater
LRO image. Perrine is at center. Perrine S crater covers the western portion, and the young crater Perrine T disrupts the walls of the older craters.
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west
Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of
Perrine (crater)
…Perrine is a lunar impact crater that is located on the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the west of the large walled plain named Landau, and…
Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10.
Lunar craters as captured through the backyard telescope of an amateur astronomer, partially illuminated by the sun on a waning crescent moon.