Raimond K (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Raimond

Named after Jean Jacques, Jr. Raimond - Dutch astronomer (1903-1961).

Raimond is a lunar impact crater that lies. Less than one crater diameter to the northeast is Bredikhin, and farther to the west is McMath. To the north-northwest lies the prominent crater Jackson, which is surrounded by a large ray system. Raimond is almost completely covered by this ray material, and a pair of prominent rays cross the northeastern and southwestern portions of the crater. (wikipedia entry)