- Krieger (crater)
lunar crater data
caption=Lunar crater Krieger (bottom center) fromApollo 15 . "NASA photo."
latitude=29.0
N_or_S=N
longitude=45.6
E_or_W=W
diameter=22 km
depth=1.1 km
colong=46
eponym=Johann N. KriegerKrieger is a lunar crater on the eastern part of the
Oceanus Procellarum . It is located to the north-northwest of the flooded crater Prinz, and north-northeast of the prominent ray crater Aristarchus. To the northwest lies the small Wollaston.In the past the floor of Krieger has been flooded by
basalt iclava , leaving only a low, circular, somewhatpolygon al ridge formed by the rim. The southern rim is broken across by the small Van Biesbroeck, and there is a small gap in the western rim. A meanderingrille leads away from this break toward the northwest.Nearby craters
Two tiny craters next to the eastern rim have been designated Rocco and Ruth. Rocco was previously designated as Krieger D before being named by the IAU.
The nearby surface to the southwest contains a number of
rille s belonging to the Rimae Aristarchus and Rimae Prinz rille systems. Further to the east-southeast are theMontes Harbinger mountains.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 Krieger.
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
* Krieger B — "See"Van Biesbroeck (crater) .References
External links
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto39a1_1/ LTO-39A1 Krieger] — L&PI
topographic map of the crater and vicinity.
* cite web
last = Wood | first = Chuck | date = August 31, 2007
url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=200708
title = An Invisible Lava Flow | publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day
accessdate = 2007-09-04
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