Robertson (crater)

Robertson (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=21.8
N_or_S=N
longitude=105.2
E_or_W=W
diameter=88 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=106
eponym=Howard P. Robertson

Robertson is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the western limb. It lies just to the south of Berckner crater, a formation with a comparable size but more eroded features. Just to the east is Helberg crater, and to the southwest is Alter crater.

The inner wall of the crater rim has a wide, complex formation of multiple s. The rim is approximately circular, but with an irregular outline where various terraces have slumped away. The interior has a central peak at the mid-point, and this is joined to a rugged stretch of ground that connects with the northeastern rim. A band of light-hued ray material covers the southern half of the crater floor and rim.

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