Bayer (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=51.6
N_or_S=S
longitude=35.0
E_or_W=W
diameter=47 km
depth=2.0 km
colong=35
eponym=Johann Bayer

Bayer is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest section of the moon, to the east of the crater Schiller. The rim of Bayer is slightly worn by erosion, but remains well-defined. There is an inner , but the outer wall is intruded upon by nearby impacts. The most significant of these is Schiller H, which forms a ridge attached to the northwest rim of Bayer. The floor of Bayer is relatively flat and lacks a central peak. There is a small, but notable crater on the floor near the western wall. This crater has a breach in its northern rim.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing theletter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Bayer.

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