Peirce C (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Peirce

Named after Benjamin Peirce - American mathematician, astronomer (1809-1880).

Peirce is a small lunar crater, named in honor of the mathematician Benjamin Peirce, which lies in the western part of Mare Crisium. That dark, circular lunar mare is located in the east-northeasterly part 's near side. Peirce lies to the north of the craters Yerkes and Picard, and southeast of Macrobius located outside the mare. Just over a crater diameter to the north is the smaller Swift. (wikipedia entry)