Nernst (crater)
Encyclopedia
Nernst is a lunar
impact crater
that lies on the far side of the Moon
, just beyond the northwestern limb. It lies across the northern part of the larger walled plain Lorentz
, and intrudes slightly into the northwestern rim of the crater Röntgen
.
The rim of Nernst is relatively well-defined, although several smaller impacts lies across the edge. The satellite crater Nernst T has broken through the western rim edge. Smaller craters also lie aling the rim to the southwest and south-southeast. Around the remainder of the inner wall is some slumping and a few terrace-like features.
The interior of Nernst is relatively level, with a central peak formation offset slightly to the south of the mid-point. A pair of small craters lies on the interior floor along the western and southern inner edges. Parts of the remaining floor are marked by a series of rille
s. In the southern half these rilles form grooves running generally from east to west.
Moon
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impact 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 lies on the far side 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...
, just beyond the northwestern limb. It lies across the northern part of the larger walled plain Lorentz
Lorentz (crater)
Lorentz is a huge lunar crater that lies just beyond the northwest limb of the Moon, in a region that is brought into sight of the Earth during favorable librations. This formation is nearly as large as the Mare Nectaris on the near side of the Moon, although it has not been submerged by lava as...
, and intrudes slightly into the northwestern rim of the crater Röntgen
Röntgen (crater)
Röntgen is a relatively large lunar impact crater that lies along the northwestern limb of the Moon. Its northwestern outer rim is partly overlain by the crater Nernst. Both Nernst and Röntgen overlie the eastern rim of the much larger walled plain Lorentz. The smaller crater Aston is separated...
.
The rim of Nernst is relatively well-defined, although several smaller impacts lies across the edge. The satellite crater Nernst T has broken through the western rim edge. Smaller craters also lie aling the rim to the southwest and south-southeast. Around the remainder of the inner wall is some slumping and a few terrace-like features.
The interior of Nernst is relatively level, with a central peak formation offset slightly to the south of the mid-point. A pair of small craters lies on the interior floor along the western and southern inner edges. Parts of the remaining floor are marked by a series of rille
Rille
Rille is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels. Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length...
s. In the southern half these rilles form grooves running generally from east to west.
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 Nernst.| Nernst | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 35.8° N | 96.9° W | 25 km |