Sömmering (crater)
Coordinates | 0°06′N 7°30′W / 0.1°N 7.5°W |
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Diameter | 28 km |
Depth | 1.0 km |
Colongitude | 8° at sunrise |
Eponym | Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring |
Sömmering is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact crater on the eastern edge of the Mare Insularum. It was named after German doctor Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring.[1] To the southeast is the crater Mösting, and north of Sömmering lies a similar flooded crater designated Schröter. A rille designated Rima Schröter runs from the southeast of Schröter towards the east of Sömmering's outer rim.
The western rim of this crater forms a slender arcing rise on the lunar mare, with a wide gap to the south and a narrow gap in the north. The eastern rim is much thicker in girth, and resembles a curved ridge. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless. The open southern end of this crater overlaps the lunar equator.
Satellite craters
[edit]By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Sömmering.
Sömmering | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
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A | 1.1° N | 11.1° W | 3 km |
P | 2.2° N | 10.3° W | 6 km |
R | 1.9° N | 9.8° W | 17 km |
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