Eckert is a tiny, isolated lunar impact crater in the northern part of the Mare Crisium (a circular region of relatively dark, flat material on the surface of the Moon). This crater forms a circular pit in the dark surface of the surrounding lunar mare. Just to the west is a wrinkle ridge in the mare surface, a feature that is prominent only under oblique lighting from the Sun. The nearest craters of note are Peirce to the west-northwest, and Picard to the southwest. Both of these craters lie in the Mare Crisium basin.
The crater is named for American astronomer Wallace John Eckert (1902-1971). Its designation was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1973.
References <references> Quickmap, Terrain Elevation based on: GLD100 (60S to 60N) + LOLA (60-90)
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