Kohlschütter (crater)
Encyclopedia
Kohlschütter is a lunar
crater
that cannot be viewed directly from the Earth
as it lies on the Moon
's far side. It is located a couple of hundred kilometers to the southeast of the Mare Moscoviense
, and due south of the smaller crater Nagaoka
. It is a relatively isolated formation surrounded by a multitude of smaller impacts typical of the battered far side.
The outer rim of Kohlschütter is worn and eroded, with a small crater across the northwest side, and smaller impacts along the west and northeastern edge. The southern rim is more shallow than elsewhere. The interior floor is relatively level.
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...
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 cannot be viewed directly from the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
as it lies 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 located a couple of hundred kilometers to the southeast of the Mare Moscoviense
Mare Moscoviense
Mare Moscoviense is a lunar mare that sits in the Moscoviense basin. It is one of the very few maria on the far side of the Moon. Like Mare Marginis, this mare appears to be fairly thin. However, it is clearly centered within a large impact basin...
, and due south of the smaller crater Nagaoka
Nagaoka (crater)
Nagaoka is a lunar crater that lies to the southeast ot the Mare Moscoviense, on the far side of the Moon. To the east of Nagaoka is the somewhat larger Konstantinov....
. It is a relatively isolated formation surrounded by a multitude of smaller impacts typical of the battered far side.
The outer rim of Kohlschütter is worn and eroded, with a small crater across the northwest side, and smaller impacts along the west and northeastern edge. The southern rim is more shallow than elsewhere. The interior floor is relatively level.
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 Kohlschütter.| Kohlschütter | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 11.6° N | 153.7° E | 27 km |
| Q | 13.2° N | 153.0° E | 20 km |
| W | 16.3° N | 151.2° E | 32 km |