Kopff (moon crater)

Kopff
position	17.4 °  S , 89.64 °  W Coordinates: 17 ° 24 ′ 0 "  S , 89 ° 38 ′ 24"  W
diameter	40 km
depth	2000 m
Card sheet	91 (PDF)
Named after	August Kopff (1882–1960)
Named since	1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Kopff is an impact crater on the extreme western edge of the front of the moon , on the eastern edge of the Mare Orientale , west of the Lacus Veris . The crater rim is only slightly eroded, the largely flat interior shows fracture structures.

List of Kopff's minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	Renamed to Lallemand
B.	16.9 °  S , 86.32 °  W	7 km	[1]
C.	18.35 °  S , 86.2 °  W	14 km	[2]
D.	19.89 °  S , 89.87 °  W	13 km	[3]
E.	15.97 °  S , 89.88 °  W	11 km	[4]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1970 after the German astronomer August Kopff .

Web links

• Kopff in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Kopff on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .