Clerke (crater)

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Clerke is a small impact crater near the eastern shore of Mare Serenitatis part on the moon. The approximately circular, cup-shaped crater lies in the middle of a designated as Rimae Littrow system of grooves, which is named after the eastern Littrow crater. It has a relatively high albedo. In a valley southeast of the crater located the landing site of Apollo 17 is located

Before being renamed by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU) in 1973 was called Littrow B Clerke.

North of Clerke is the crater chain Catena Littrow.