Wróblewski (moon crater)
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| position | 24.17 ° S , 153.04 ° O | |
| diameter | 22 km | |
| Card sheet | 103 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Sigmund von Wróblewski (1845–1888) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Wróblewski is a small impact crater that lies directly on the southeast edge of the large Gagarin crater . The Raspletin crater , on the edge of Gagarin, is located directly northwest of Wróblewski. Sierpinski is located in the south-southeast .
Like many lunar craters of this size, Wróblewski is almost circular and bowl-shaped. The crater wall shows signs of erosion caused by subsequent impacts.
Web links
- Wróblewski in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Wroblewski crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
