Hoffmeister (crater)

Hoffmeister (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Hoffmeister crater (below center) from Apollo 16. "NASA photo".
latitude=15.2
N_or_S=N
longitude=136.9
E_or_W=E
diameter=45 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=224
eponym=Cuno Hoffmeister

Hoffmeister is a lunar crater that is located on the Moon's far side, to the northwest of the huge Mendeleev walled-plain. Some distance to the north of Hoffmeister lies Siedentopf crater, and to the west-northwest is Gavrilov crater.

This is a somewhat eroded crater with 'Hoffmeister N' attached to the southern rim. A small crater with a high albedo lies along the common rim between Hoffmeister and this satellite. A small crater also lies along the northwestern rim of Hoffmeister. The interior floor of Hoffmeister is relatively featureless.

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 Hoffmeister crater.

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