Oblique view from Apollo 17, facing northSwift (above center) and Peirce (center) from
Apollo 17. The
rays from the left are from
Proclus. NASA photo.
Swift is a small
lunarimpact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the
Mare Crisium, in the northeast part of the
Moon's near side. Within two crater diameters to the south is the larger crater
Peirce. It was named after American astronomer
Lewis A. Swift.[1] Swift was previously designated Peirce B.
This formation is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls. It is a symmetrical crater with little appearance of wear from minor impacts.
This crater has been incorrectly named 'Graham' on some maps.[citation needed]
References
^"Swift (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.