Wurzelbauer is the remnant of a lunar

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...

. It is located in the rugged terrain 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 southern hemisphere. The slightly smaller crater Gauricus

Gauricus (crater)

Gauricus is a lunar crater that is located in the rugged southern part of the Moon's near side. Nearly attached to the western rim is the heavily eroded crater Wurzelbauer, and to the north-northwest lies Pitatus....

 lies next to the eastern rim, while to the north-northeast is Pitatus

Pitatus (crater)

Pitatus is an ancient lunar impact crater located at the southern edge of Mare Nubium. Joined to the northwest rim is the crater Hesiodus, and the two are joined by a narrow cleft. To the south lie the attached Wurzelbauer and Gauricus....

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The rim of this crater has been deeply eroded, and now forms a low, somewhat irregular ridge around the interior floor. Along the southeastern rim is Wurzelbauer B, while Wurzelbauer A is nearly attached to the southern rim. A short chain of craters lies across the northern rim.

The western half of the interior floor is somewhat more irregular than in the east, with a complex of low ridges covering parts of the surface. The western edge of the floor is marked by a section of the ray system

Ray system

A ray system comprises radial streaks of fine ejecta thrown out during the formation of an impact crater, looking a bit like many thin spokes coming from the hub of a wheel. The rays can extend for lengths up to several times the diameter of their originating crater, and are often accompanied by...

 radiating from Tycho

Tycho (crater)

Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe . To the south is the crater Street; to the east is Pictet, and to the north-northeast is Sasserides. The surface around Tycho is replete with craters of various sizes,...

to the south-southeast.

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 Wurzelbauer.

Wurzelbauer	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	35.7° S	15.4° W	17 km
B	34.9° S	14.5° W	25 km
C	35.0° S	15.1° W	10 km
D	36.3° S	17.6° W	38 km
E	35.7° S	17.2° W	11 km
F	35.9° S	18.1° W	9 km
G	34.6° S	18.6° W	11 km
H	35.3° S	17.2° W	7 km
L	34.8° S	17.8° W	7 km
M	32.1° S	16.0° W	5 km
N	32.5° S	14.8° W	13 km
O	35.9° S	14.6° W	9 km
P	35.1° S	14.2° W	9 km
S	35.7° S	19.3° W	12 km
W	32.7° S	15.1° W	8 km
X	33.6° S	14.4° W	7 km
Y	33.2° S	17.7° W	9 km
Z	32.2° S	14.9° W	12 km