Rynin (crater)
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Rynin is a lunar
crater
that is located just behind the northwestern limb, on the far side of the Moon
. It is located just to the east of the larger crater Stefan
, and to the southwest of Chapman
.
This is an older lunar crater with an outer rim that has been worn and rounded due to impact erosion. The edge remains relatively well-defined around most of the perimeter, but it is overlain by several smaller craters. Along the eastern side is a long, dagger-shaped gash that cuts through the rim and inner wall to reach the interior floor. This gash is connected to a crater formation just outside the eastern edge of Rynin. A shelf of slumped material runs along the inner wall northward.
The western section of the interior floor of Rynin is occupied by a smaller crater, which stretches from the base of the inner wall to almost the mid-point of Rynin. There are smaller impacts across the otherwise relatively level interior floor, including three along the southern inner wall.
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 just behind the northwestern limb, 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...
. It is located just to the east of the larger crater Stefan
Stefan (crater)
Stefan is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the northwestern limb. Attached to the western rim is the slightly smaller crater Wegener, and close to the eastern rim is Rynin....
, and to the southwest of Chapman
Chapman (crater)
Chapman is a lunar crater that lies just beyond the northwest rim of the Moon, on the far side as seen from the Earth. It lies to the northeast of the crater Rynin, and southward of the large walled plain Poczobutt....
.
This is an older lunar crater with an outer rim that has been worn and rounded due to impact erosion. The edge remains relatively well-defined around most of the perimeter, but it is overlain by several smaller craters. Along the eastern side is a long, dagger-shaped gash that cuts through the rim and inner wall to reach the interior floor. This gash is connected to a crater formation just outside the eastern edge of Rynin. A shelf of slumped material runs along the inner wall northward.
The western section of the interior floor of Rynin is occupied by a smaller crater, which stretches from the base of the inner wall to almost the mid-point of Rynin. There are smaller impacts across the otherwise relatively level interior floor, including three along the southern inner wall.