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Glaisher is a surname, and may refer to:
- Cecilia Glaisher (1828-1892), photographer and illustrator
- James Glaisher, meteorologist
- James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, mathematician
Glaisher is a lunar impact crater that is located in the region of terrain that forms the southwest border of Mare Crisium. It lies to the southwest of the lava-flooded crater Yerkes, and west-northwest of the Greaves– Lick crater pair. It is surrounded by a ring of satellite craters of various dimensions, the larger companions generally being arranged to the south of Glaisher.
This crater is circular, with a bowl-shaped interior and a small floor at the midpoint. The crater has not been significantly worn by subsequent impacts. A merged, double-crater formation is attached to its southern rim, consisting of Glaisher E at the northwest end and Glaisher G to the southeast.
The crater was named after James Glaisher and its name was approved by the IAU in 1935.