Lander (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=15.3
N_or_S=S
longitude=131.8
E_or_W=E
diameter=40 km
depth=3.0 km
colong=229
eponym=Richard L. Lander

Lander is a lunar crater that is located just to the north-northeast of the prominent Tsiolkovskiy crater, on the far side of the Moon.

Attached to the northeastern rim of Lander is 'Volkov J', which is joined with Volkov crater to the north. Just to the southeast of Lander is the Patsaev crater. Lander can not be seen directly from the Earth, and must be observed from orbit.This is a worn and eroded crater formation, with features that have become poorly defined and softened due to subsequent impacts and possibly some overlap of "ejecta" from Tsiolkovskiy and other sources. The inner rim is wider and has a gentler slope along the eastern side. The interior floor is relatively level, but contains some low rises. Only a few tiny craterlets dot the rim and interior of this formation.

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 Lander crater.

References

External links

* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto84d4_2/ LTO-84D4 Volkov] — L&PI topographic map