Espin is a degraded lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the northeastern limb. It lies to the west-southwest of the larger crater Seyfert, and northwest of Deutsch.
This is a worn formation with heavy damage along the northern rim. Several small craters lie along the northern edge, and a crater lies across the southern rim. The northern part of the interior floor is somewhat irregular, but it is more level to the south. A ray from the crater Giordano Bruno to the north-northwest reaches the western interior of Espin.
It is named after Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin, an amateur astronomer"A Field Guide to the English Clergy' Butler-Gallie, F p47: London, Oneworld Publications, 2018 who was a vicar of Tow Law.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p406: London; OUP; 1929 Prior to formal naming in 1970 by the IAU,Espin, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Espin was known as Crater 117.Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)
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 Espin.
Espin LatitudeLongitudeDiameterE28.3° N111.3° E35 km
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