Dellinger (crater)
Encyclopedia
Dellinger is a lunar
crater
that is located on the Moon
's far side. It is attached to the southern rim of the crater Pannekoek
. To the southeast lies the crater Marconi
, and to the southwest is Chauvenet
.
The outer rim of this crater is eroded in places, including an outward protrusion along the southern rim and particularly along the northern half. There is a pair of small craters on the northwestern part of the interior floor.
Moon
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that is located on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
's far side. It is attached to the southern rim of the crater Pannekoek
Pannekoek (crater)
Pannekoek is a lunar impact crater that is situated on the far side of the Moon, and cannot be seen directly from the Earth. The crater lies along the northern edge of the slightly larger Dellinger, and their common border forms an area of uneven terrain...
. To the southeast lies the crater Marconi
Marconi (crater)
Marconi is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. It lies to the northwest of the large walled plain Gagarin, and to the southwest of the prominent crater Chaplygin. To the west-northwest of Marconi is the slightly larger Dellinger....
, and to the southwest is Chauvenet
Chauvenet (crater)
Chauvenet is a lunar impact crater that is located to the northeast of the prominent crater Tsiolkovskiy on the far side of the Moon. Less than one crater diameter to the northwest of Chauvenet is the crater Ten Bruggencate....
.
The outer rim of this crater is eroded in places, including an outward protrusion along the southern rim and particularly along the northern half. There is a pair of small craters on the northwestern part of the interior floor.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Dellinger.| Dellinger | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5.5° S | 141.1° E | 53 km |
| U | 6.3° S | 136.8° E | 16 km |