Editing Plutarch (crater) (section)

{{Short description|Lunar impact crater}}{{Infobox Lunar crater
| image       = Plutarch crater 4165 h3.jpg
| caption     = Oblique [[Lunar Orbiter 4]] image
| coordinates = {{coord|24.1|N|79.0|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter    = 68 km
| depth       = 2.8 km
| colong      = 282
| eponym      = [[Plutarch]]
}}
[[Image:Plutarch crater AS16-P-5532 ASU.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique [[Apollo 16]] image]]
'''Plutarch''' is a [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that lies near the north-northeastern limb of the [[Moon]], just to the south of the irregular crater [[Seneca (crater)|Seneca]]. To the southeast is the flooded crater [[Cannon (crater)|Cannon]]. The proximity of this crater to the limb causes it to appear foreshortened when viewed from the [[Earth]], but it is actually a circular formation.

This crater has a well-defined rim edge that is only slightly eroded. A small crater intrudes slightly into the southwestern rim, and another small crater lies near the south-southeastern rim. The inner wall is unusually wide in the southern half of the crater, with the narrowest section along the northern rim. Slumping and [[wiktionary:terrace|terrace]]s formed along the inner sides, and a notable central peak near the midpoint of the interior floor.