Schorr (moon crater)

Schorr
position	19.51 °  S , 89.74 °  O coordinates: 19 ° 30 '36 "  S , 89 ° 44' 24"  O
diameter	50 km
depth	3700 m
Card sheet	99 (PDF)
Named after	Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr (1867–1951)
Named since	1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Schorr is an impact crater on the easternmost edge of the moon's front . It is east of Gibbs Crater and northwest of Curie . The crater rim is little eroded and the interior has concentric structures and a divided central massif .

List of side craters from Schorr

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	20.35 °  S , 88.17 °  E	58 km	[1]
B.	16.63 °  S , 88.4 °  E	27 km	[2]
C.	13.47 °  S , 88.17 °  E	12 km	[3]
D.	18.67 °  S , 91.28 °  O	20 km	[4]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1970 after the German astronomer Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr .

Web links

• Schorr in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Schorr 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 .