Reinhold (lunar crater)

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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.

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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

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Copernicus Crater on the Moon nearbyCrater Reinhold (lunar crater)
subject surface form: Copernicus (lunar crater)