Frost (crater)
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Frost is a lunar
crater
that is attached to the southern rim of the walled plain Landau
, and lies on the far side of the Moon
. Just to the east is Petropavlovskiy
, and to the northeast along the edge of Landau is Razumov
. The crater Douglass
is located less than a crater diameter to the west-southwest.
The outer rim of Frost is eroded, but is overlaid by only one small craterlet along the northeast side. The inner wall is wider and heavier along the northern side where it has been reinforced by the former rim of Landau. The northern part of the interior floor is occupied by two smaller craters, with the larger of the two along the northwest inner wall. The southern part of the floor is relatively level and featureless.
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...
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 attached to the southern rim of the walled plain Landau
Landau (crater)
Landau is a large lunar crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It was named after physicist Lev Landau. The crater Wegener is attached to the northeastern rim. Attached to the southeastern rim is Frost....
, and lies 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...
. Just to the east is Petropavlovskiy
Petropavlovskiy (crater)
Petropavlovsky is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It is attached to the southern rim of the slightly larger crater Razumov, intruding slightly into the interior. Just to the west is the crater Frost, along the southern rim of the walled plain Landau....
, and to the northeast along the edge of Landau is Razumov
Razumov (crater)
Razumov is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, beyond the northwestern limb as seen from the Earth. It lies along the southeastern outer rim of the walled plain Landau. Intruding slightly into the southern rim is the slightly smaller crater Petropavlovskiy...
. The crater Douglass
Douglass (lunar crater)
Douglass is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the crater Frost and south-southwest of the large walled plain Landau....
is located less than a crater diameter to the west-southwest.
The outer rim of Frost is eroded, but is overlaid by only one small craterlet along the northeast side. The inner wall is wider and heavier along the northern side where it has been reinforced by the former rim of Landau. The northern part of the interior floor is occupied by two smaller craters, with the larger of the two along the northwest inner wall. The southern part of the floor is relatively level and featureless.
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 Frost.| Frost | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 35.0° N | 119.2° W | 43 km |