Herschel (lunar crater)

Herschel (lunar crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Herschel crater is in the centre of this image, with Ptolemaeus to its right. "NASA photo."
latitude=5.7
N_or_S=S
longitude=2.1
E_or_W=W
diameter=41 km
depth=3.8 km
colong=3
eponym=William Herschel

Herschel is a lunar impact crater located just to the north of Ptolemaeus crater. Just to the north is the flooded Spörer crater, and due east lies the disintegrated Gyldén crater. About a crater diameter to the northwest is the Flammarion walled plain, along the southern edge of the Sinus Medii.

The rim of this crater is generally circular, although the western side is straight. It has a well-defined edge that is not significantly worn, and the inner walls are d. On the rough inner floor is a notable central rise. This peak is offset slightly to the west of the crater mid-point. The small crater 'Herschel G' is attached to the south-southwest rim, and a tiny craterlet lies across the southern rim.

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 Herschel crater.

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