Banachiewicz (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=5.2
N_or_S=N
longitude=80.1
E_or_W=E
diameter=92 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=281
eponym=Tadeusz Banachiewicz

Banachiewicz is a largely degraded lunar crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. Portions of the western and southwest rim still survive as low ridges in the surface, while the remainder is a jumble of irregular terrain with little definition. There are two small impact craters of note within the interior: Banachiewicz B is adjacent to the western rim, while the smaller Knox-Shaw is located closer to the mid-point.

Just to the northeast of this formation is the large walled plain Neper, which lies on the southern edge of Mare Marginis. The crater Schubert is located to the south of Banachiewicz, while Schubert E is attached to the exterior of the western 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 Banachiewicz.

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
* Banachiewicz F — "See" Knox-Shaw (crater)

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