Kaiser (lunar crater)
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Kaiser is a lunar
crater
. It lies in the crater-riddled terrain
in the southern part of the Moon
's near side. The crater is nearly attached to the northeast rim the slightly larger crater Fernelius
, and the two are separated by an irregular patch of ground only a few kilometers wide. To the northwest of Kaiser lies Nonius
, a crater remnant.
The rim of this crater is heavily worn from impact erosion, and the features have been generally softened and rounded. Parts of the southern inner wall has become incised, and the elongated satellite crater Kaiser A lies across the eastern rim. The interior floor of Kaiser is relatively featureless, being marked only by a few tiny craterlets.
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...
. It lies in the crater-riddled terrain
Terrain
Terrain, or land relief, is the vertical and horizontal dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used...
in the southern part of 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 near side. The crater is nearly attached to the northeast rim the slightly larger crater Fernelius
Fernelius (crater)
Fernelius is a lunar impact crater located in the southern highlands just to the north of the walled plain Stöfler. The crater Kaiser is located next to the northwest rim of Fernelius. To the north-northwest are the craters Nonius and Walther...
, and the two are separated by an irregular patch of ground only a few kilometers wide. To the northwest of Kaiser lies Nonius
Nonius (crater)
Nonius is a lunar impact crater. It is located in the rugged southern highlands on the Moon's near side. The northwestern side and about half the interior floor are overlain by the rim and outer rampart of the walled plain Walther...
, a crater remnant.
The rim of this crater is heavily worn from impact erosion, and the features have been generally softened and rounded. Parts of the southern inner wall has become incised, and the elongated satellite crater Kaiser A lies across the eastern rim. The interior floor of Kaiser is relatively featureless, being marked only by a few tiny craterlets.
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 Kaiser.| Kaiser | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 36.3° S | 7.3° E | 20 × 14 km |
| B | 36.3° S | 5.6° E | 6 km |
| C | 36.5° S | 9.7° E | 12 km |
| D | 37.0° S | 7.4° E | 5 km |
| E | 34.9° S | 7.1° E | 5 km |
| R | 34.3° S | 7.2° E | 4 km |