Reinhold (lunar crater)
E518071
Reinhold is a prominent impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its relatively sharp rim and location in the central region of Oceanus Procellarum.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar impact crater
ⓘ
lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apollo mission photographs
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter imagery ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colongitude | 339 degrees ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | German astronomer ⓘ |
| featureTypeCode | CR ⓘ |
| floorCharacteristic | contains small craterlets ⓘ |
| hasAge | Eratosthenian ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | higher than surrounding mare ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | yes ⓘ |
| hasDepth | about 4.2 km ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | about 48 km ⓘ |
| hasErosionState | relatively well preserved ⓘ |
| hasInterior |
relatively flat floor
ⓘ
terraced inner walls ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | circular crater ⓘ |
| hasRaySystem | faint or no prominent rays ⓘ |
| hasRimCharacteristic | relatively sharp rim ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Reinhold A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reinhold B NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhold E NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhold K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProminentFeatureOf | Oceanus Procellarum region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur lunar observation
ⓘ
lunar morphology studies ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf | Lansberg (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | Copernicus (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oceanus Procellarum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central region of Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| nameApprovalYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| nameApprovedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Erasmus Reinhold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical telescopes from Earth ⓘ |
| rimCondition | only slightly worn by subsequent impacts ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | approximately −3.8 degrees ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | approximately −21.7 degrees ⓘ |
| surfaceType | mare-adjacent highland crater ⓘ |
| visibleUnder | low to moderate lunar illumination ⓘ |
| wallCharacteristic | displays slumped terraces ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Copernicus (lunar crater)