Kies (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=26.3
N_or_S=S
longitude=22.5
E_or_W=W
diameter=44 km
depth=0.4 km
colong=327
eponym=Johann Kies

Kies is the remnant of a lunar crater that has been flooded by basaltic-lava, leaving only a remnant of the outer rim. It is located in the Mare Nubium almost due south of Bullialdus crater. Northwest of Kies is König crater. To the south-southwest lies a lunar dome structure designated Kies Pi (π). It has a small crater at the top, and is most likely volcanic in origin.

The rim of Kies crater has numerous gaps, and forms a series of ridges in a ring-shaped formation. The most intact rim structures lie in the south and northeast sections of the wall. A low promontory ridge is attached to the southern end of the rim, pointing southward.

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 Kies crater.

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