Spörer (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4.3° S, 1.8° E |
| Diameter | 27 km |
| Depth | 0.3 km |
| Colongitude | 2° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Friedrich W. G. Spörer |
Spörer is a lunar crater that lies just to the north of Herschel crater, and southeast of the lava-flooded Flammarion crater. To the southeast is Gyldén crater, and to the northeast is Réaumur crater.
The floor of this crater has been flooded with basaltic-lava, leaving only a shallow rim above the surface. The narrow rim is roughly circular but irregular and broken in several locations. The rim has a slight outward bulge to the northwest. The interior of the crater is level and featureless.
[edit] 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 Spörer crater.
| Spörer | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3.4° S | 2.1° W | 5 km |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
