Wiechert (crater)

Wiechert (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=84.5
N_or_S=S
longitude=165.0
E_or_W=E
diameter=41 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=190
eponym=Emil Wiechert

Wiechert is a lunar crater that is located in the southern region of the Moon's far side. It lies to the southeast of the huge Schrödinger walled-plain, less than 170 km from the southern pole.

This is a worn and eroded crater formation that only illuminated by oblique sunlight. As a result portions of the interior floor lie in deep darkness. The rim is irregular and has an outward break along the northern edge. A small, cup-shaped crater lies along the inner wall of the south-southwestern edge.

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 Wiechert crater.

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