Auwers (moon crater)
| Auwers | ||
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| position | 15.03 ° N , 17.17 ° E | |
| diameter | 20 km | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Arthur Auwers (1838-1915) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Auwers is a small impact crater on the Earth's moon . It is located in the mountainous region of the Montes Haemus on the southern edge of the Mare Serenitatis, southeast of the Menelaus crater . Al-Bakri crater can be seen to the east .
The irregular crater rim of Auwers has a gap in the north-northwest area, which allowed lava flows to access the interior of the crater.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 13.77 ° N , 18.3 ° E | 8 kilometers | [1] |
Web links
- Auwers in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Auwers crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
