Meitner (lunar crater)

For other craters with this name, see Meitner (crater).

Meitner (lunar crater)

Coordinates	10°30′S 112°42′E / 10.5°S 112.7°E / -10.5; 112.7Coordinates: 10°30′S 112°42′E / 10.5°S 112.7°E / -10.5; 112.7
Diameter	87 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	248° at sunrise
Eponym	Lise Meitner

Meitner is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, behind the eastern limb. It lies to the northwest of the crater Kondratyuk, and about a crater diameter to the west of Langemak.

This crater has relatively well-defined features that have not been significantly eroded by subsequent impacts. The rim edge is roughly circular, with a slight outward bulge along the southern edge. The small satellite crater Meitner C lies across the rim and inner wall to the northeast. Sections of the inner wall display terrace features. The interior floor of Meitner is relatively level, with a small craterlet just to the southwest of the mid-point and another along the northwest inner wall.

Satellite 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 Meitner.

Meitner	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	8.1° S	113.5° E	17 km
C	9.7° S	113.7° E	19 km
H	11.9° S	116.0° E	13 km
J	12.1° S	115.1° E	15 km
R	12.0° S	109.4° E	16 km

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External links

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