Reiner (crater)

Reiner (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=7.0
N_or_S=N
longitude=54.9
E_or_W=W
diameter=30 km
depth=2.6 km
colong=55
eponym=Vincentio Reinieri

Reiner is a lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum lunar mare, in the western part of the Moon. It has a nearly circular rim, but appears oval in shape due to foreshortening. The rim edge is well-defined and has not been eroded by impacts. In the mid-point of the irregular crater floor is a central peak. Outside the rim is a hummocky that extends out across the mare for about half a crater diameter.

To the west-northwest of the crater on the Oceanus Procellarum is the unusual Reiner Gamma formation, a fish-shaped surface marking of ray-like material with a high [albedo] .

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Reiner.

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