Weigel (crater)
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Weigel is a small lunar
crater
that is located in the southwestern part of the Moon
. It lies to the west-southwest of the slightly larger crater Rost
, and due south of the elongated Schiller
. To the west is Segner
.
The rim of this crater is slightly eroded, with a small crater across the northern edge and the satellite crater Weigel A and another smaller craterlet intruding slightly into the eastern face. The crater Weigel B, actually slightly larger than Weigel, is attached to the southwestern exterior. This satellite crater is overlain by multiple impacts along its northern and western rim.
The inner walls of Weigel have only some minor irregularities, and generally slope straight down to the bottom. The interior floor is a level, nearly featureless plain.
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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 in the southwestern 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...
. It lies to the west-southwest of the slightly larger crater Rost
Rost (crater)
Rost is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southwestern part of the Moon, to the southeast of the elongated formation Schiller. To the southeast of Rost is the larger crater Scheiner. West-southwest of this formation is the smaller Weigel....
, and due south of the elongated Schiller
Schiller (crater)
Schiller is an oddly shaped lunar impact crater located in the southwestern sector of the Moon. To the east is the crater Bayer and to the southeast is Rost....
. To the west is Segner
Segner (crater)
Segner is a lunar crater located near the southwestern limb of the Moon, to the northeast of the giant walled plain Bailly. The crater Zucchius is a few kilometers to the south-southwest of the rim, and to the north east lies the unusual formation Schiller...
.
The rim of this crater is slightly eroded, with a small crater across the northern edge and the satellite crater Weigel A and another smaller craterlet intruding slightly into the eastern face. The crater Weigel B, actually slightly larger than Weigel, is attached to the southwestern exterior. This satellite crater is overlain by multiple impacts along its northern and western rim.
The inner walls of Weigel have only some minor irregularities, and generally slope straight down to the bottom. The interior floor is a level, nearly featureless plain.
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 Weigel.| Weigel | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 58.6° S | 37.8° W | 17 km |
| B | 58.8° S | 41.1° W | 37 km |
| C | 59.5° S | 41.9° W | 10 km |
| D | 58.0° S | 41.6° W | 16 km |
| E | 56.9° S | 42.3° W | 11 km |
| F | 57.5° S | 40.9° W | 7 km |
| G | 57.7° S | 35.3° W | 7 km |
| H | 58.2° S | 40.6° W | 15 km |