Van der Waals (crater)
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Van der Waals is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is a heavily eroded feature with an irregular outer rim. The edge is lowest along the southern side where it is little more than a circular crest along the ground. It is more developed along the northern side, but the rim is notched and rugged. The satellite crater Van der Waals W is attached to the exterior of the northeast, and Van der Waals H intrudes into the rim along the southeast. The interior floor is relatively even and featureless, with only a few tiny craterlets to mark the surface.
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Coordinates | 43.9°S 119.9°E / -43.9; 119.9 |
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Diameter | 104 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 242° at sunrise |
Eponym | Johannes Diderik van der Waals |
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Nearby craters of note include Clark to the north, Carver to the east, and Pikel'ner to the southeast. About two crater diameters to the west-southwest is Lebedev.