艾伦陨石坑

艾伦陨石坑（Alan）是位于月球正面云海东侧，构成戴维链坑的其中一座小撞击坑，其名称取自凯尔特男性名，1976年被国际天文学联合会批准接受。

描述

艾伦陨石坑外观几乎呈正圆杯形，西南和东北侧坑壁因相邻坑的撞击挤压而显平直。坑壁最大高出周边地形50米^[3]，内部容积约0.12公里³^[3]。

^ Crater Alan on the map LAC-77. (PDF). [2017-05-11]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2016-12-13）.
^ Directory of the International Astronomical Union. [2017-05-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-02-14）.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Lunar Impact Crater Database

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