Icarus (crater)


Icarus is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It is located to the west of the huge walled plain Korolev, and less than two crater diameters to the east of the crater Daedalus. To the south of Icarus is the smaller Amici.
Icarus has a worn rim and a relatively wide inner wall. A small crater lies across the southern rim, and the side bulges outward slightly along the southwestern face. There is a disproportionately tall central peak located near the crater midpoint. This rise is unusual in that it is taller than the outer rim; most peaks are only about half the crater depth. The remainder of the floor is relatively flat in the eastern half and slightly more irregular to the west.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Icarus.
IcarusLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
D4.3° S171.2° W68 km
E5.2° S168.8° W12 km
H7.8° S169.4° W32 km
J7.3° S170.9° W32 km
Q7.8° S176.2° W41 km
V3.9° S176.0° W36 km
X2.2° S175.5° W43 km