Petrie (crater)

Petrie is a relatively small lunar impact crater that was named by the IAU in 1970.

Most of the rim of Petrie is sharp-edged, with a deposit of scree along the base of the inner wall. There is an outward bulge to the rim along the southwest, where the surface has slumped into the interior.

Petrie is located to the east of the much larger walled plain Fabry. To the east of Petrie is the comparably sized crater Rayet.

Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Petrie.