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Einthoven (crater)
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Einthoven is a lunar
impact crater
that is located on the far side of the Moon
. It is located beyond the region of the surface that is sometimes brought into view due to libration
, and so can not be viewed from the Earth
. Einthoven is located to the northeast of the huge walled plain Pasteur
.
This is a circular crater with some minor terrace structure along the inner rim. The satellite crater Einthoven X is attached to the northwestern rim, and is partly overlaid by Einthoven. The hummocky interior floor is marked only by a small crater in the eastern half and a few tiny craterlets.
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...
impact 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...
that is located on the far side of 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...
. It is located beyond the region of the surface that is sometimes brought into view due to libration
Libration
In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.-Lunar libration:...
, and so can not be viewed from the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. Einthoven is located to the northeast of the huge walled plain Pasteur
Pasteur (lunar crater)
Pasteur is a large lunar crater belonging to the category termed a walled plain. It lies on the far side of the Moon as seen from the Earth, just beyond the eastern limb. The vicinity of this crater is occasionally brought into view from Earth due to librations, although not much detail can be...
.
This is a circular crater with some minor terrace structure along the inner rim. The satellite crater Einthoven X is attached to the northwestern rim, and is partly overlaid by Einthoven. The hummocky interior floor is marked only by a small crater in the eastern half and a few tiny craterlets.
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 Einthoven.| Einthoven | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 5.3° S | 111.8° E | 34 km |
| K | 7.9° S | 111.2° E | 21 km |
| L | 8.0° S | 110.7° E | 16 km |
| M | 7.5° S | 109.6° E | 52 km |
| P | 6.8° S | 108.5° E | 18 km |
| R | 5.9° S | 107.0° E | 13 km |
| X | 3.6° S | 108.7° E | 45 km |