Wilkins (Moon)

Named after Hugh Percy Wilkins - British selenographer (1896-1960).

Wilkins is a lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged highlands in the southeastern part 's near side. It is located to the southwest of the crater Pons and the long Rupes Altai scarp. Just to the southeast lies the larger crater Zagut, and to the north-northwest is the still-larger Sacrobosco. Wilkins is 57 kilometers in diameter. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.