Wiener (crater)
Encyclopedia
Wiener is a lunar
impact crater
that lies on the Moon
's far side. It is located just to the southwest of the larger crater Campbell
. To the southwest of Wiener is the heavily worn Kurchatov
. To the east along the rim of Campbell is Von Neumann
. The smaller crater Pawsey
lies to the north-northwest, and is partly overlain by the outer rampart of Wiener.
The northwestern half of the crater rim is well-formed, with some slumping and terraces along the inner walls. There is an outward protrusion in the rim along the northern side where the crater borders along Pawsey. The southern part of the crater is more irregular, with a wider, uneven inner wall and a poorly defined rim edge. The rim overlies about half of the heavily worn satellite crater Wiener K along the south-southeast. The smaller satellite crater Wiener Q lies along the southwestern rim, and the relatively fresh and polygon-shaped Wiener F is attached to the eastern rim.
Within the crater, much of the interior floor is relatively level, with a clump of small ridges forming a central peak structure near the mid-point. There is a small craterlet to the east-northeast of these ridges, and there are several small craterlets near the southwestern inner wall.
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 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 just to the southwest of the larger crater Campbell
Campbell (lunar crater)
Campbell is a large lunar crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the walled plain D'Alembert, an even larger formation. If Campbell were located on the near side of the Moon as seen from the Earth, it would form one of the largest...
. To the southwest of Wiener is the heavily worn Kurchatov
Kurchatov (crater)
Kurchatov is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. It is just to the southwest of the crater Wiener, and farther to the southeast of Bridgman...
. To the east along the rim of Campbell is Von Neumann
Von Neumann (crater)
Von Neumann is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, in the northern hemisphere. It is nearly attached to the south-southeastern rim of the walled plain Campbell. The crater Ley is attached to the northeastern rim of Von Neumann, and is somewhat overlain by the outer rampart...
. The smaller crater Pawsey
Pawsey (crater)
Pawsey is a worn impact crater that lies next to the northern outer ramparts of the crater Wiener, on the far side of the Moon. To the east-northeast of Pawsey is the large crater Campbell, and farther to the west is Bridgman....
lies to the north-northwest, and is partly overlain by the outer rampart of Wiener.
The northwestern half of the crater rim is well-formed, with some slumping and terraces along the inner walls. There is an outward protrusion in the rim along the northern side where the crater borders along Pawsey. The southern part of the crater is more irregular, with a wider, uneven inner wall and a poorly defined rim edge. The rim overlies about half of the heavily worn satellite crater Wiener K along the south-southeast. The smaller satellite crater Wiener Q lies along the southwestern rim, and the relatively fresh and polygon-shaped Wiener F is attached to the eastern rim.
Within the crater, much of the interior floor is relatively level, with a clump of small ridges forming a central peak structure near the mid-point. There is a small craterlet to the east-northeast of these ridges, and there are several small craterlets near the southwestern inner wall.
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 Wiener.| Wiener | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 41.2° N | 150.0° E | 47 km |
| H | 39.8° N | 149.9° E | 17 km |
| K | 39.3° N | 147.8° E | 101 km |
| Q | 39.5° N | 145.0° E | 30 km |