| Coordinates: | 13.2°N 49.5°W |
| Diameter: | 16 km |
| Depth: | 2.0 km |
| Colong: | 311 |
| Eponym: | James Glaisher |
Glaisher is a lunar impact crater that is located in the region of terrain that forms the southwest border of Mare Crisium. It lies to the southwest of the lava-flooded crater Yerkes, and west-northwest of the Greaves–Lick crater pair. It is surrounded by a ring of satellite craters of various dimensions, the larger companions generally being arranged to the south of Glaisher.
This crater is circular, with a bowl-shaped interior and a small floor at the midpoint. The crater has not been significantly worn by subsequent impacts. A merged, double-crater formation is attached to its southern rim, consisting of Glaisher E at the northwest end and Glaisher G to the southeast.
The crater was named after British meteorologist James Glaisher and its name was approved by the IAU in 1935.[1]
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Glaisher.
| Glaisher | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 12.9° N | 50.7° E | 19 km | |
| B | 12.6° N | 50.1° E | 18 km | |
| E | 12.7° N | 49.2° E | 21 km | |
| F | 13.7° N | 50.0° E | 7 km | |
| G | 12.4° N | 49.5° E | 20 km | |
| H | 13.8° N | 49.6° E | 5 km | |
| L | 13.4° N | 48.8° E | 7 km | |
| M | 13.1° N | 48.6° E | 5 km | |
| N | 13.1° N | 47.5° E | 7 km | |
| V | 11.1° N | 49.9° E | 12 km | |
| W | 12.4° N | 47.6° E | 46 km |
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