Andersson (crater)
Crater on the Moon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crater on the Moon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andersson is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.[1] It is located just beyond the southwestern limb of the visible Moon in a location that can be viewed from the side during a favorable libration. The nearest crater of note is Guthnick to the north-northeast.
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Coordinates | 49.7°S 95.3°W |
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Diameter | 13.42 km |
Colongitude | 96° at sunrise |
Eponym | Leif E. Andersson |
Andersson is bowl-shaped, with a small central floor and no significant erosion of the rim. It lies along a low ridge in the surface that runs to the north.
This crater lies near the center of the Mendel-Rydberg Basin, a 630 km wide impact basin of Nectarian age.
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