Bench (crater)
Bench crater is a small crater in Mare Cognitum on the Moon. The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973.[1]
 LRO Narrow Angle Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 3.02°S 23.43°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 180 m[1] |
| Eponym | Astronaut-named feature |
The Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed the Lunar Module (LM) Intrepid northeast of Bench crater on November 24, 1969. To the northeast of Bench are the larger Head and Surveyor craters. To the west is Sharp crater (now called Sharp-Apollo).
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