Dirichlet (crater)
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Dirichlet is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. It is attached to the southern outer rim of the crater Henyey. To the south-southeast is the much larger crater Tsander.
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Coordinates | 11.1°N 151.4°W / 11.1; -151.4 |
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Diameter | 47 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 208° at sunrise |
Eponym | Peter G. L. Dirichlet |
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This is a circular crater with a sharp-edged rim that is not significantly worn. There are slight outward protrusions along the eastern side. The sides of the inner walls have slumped down to form a ring of scree along the base.
Dirichlet lies on the eastern margin of the Dirichlet-Jackson Basin.