Recht (crater)
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Recht is a small impact crater
on the far side of the Moon
. Is lies across the eastern rim of the much larger crater Ostwald
. To the northeast of Recht is Meshcherskiy
.
This is a bowl-shaped formation with an interior floor that is less than half the diameter of the crater. The inner walls have a higher albedo
than the surrounding terrain
, while the interior floor is about the same shade of grey.
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...
on the far side of the Moon
Moon
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. Is lies across the eastern rim of the much larger crater Ostwald
Ostwald (crater)
Ostwald is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies just to the east of the crater Guyot, and near the northern border of Ibn Firnas. Recht lies along its eastern rim....
. To the northeast of Recht is Meshcherskiy
Meshcherskiy (crater)
Meshcherskiy is an impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, to the east-northeast of the larger Ostwald. To the east-southeast of Meshchersky is thecrater Vetchinkin....
.
This is a bowl-shaped formation with an interior floor that is less than half the diameter of the crater. The inner walls have a higher albedo
Albedo
Albedo , or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it...
than the surrounding 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...
, while the interior floor is about the same shade of grey.