Hommel is a lunar

Moon

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 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...

 located in the southeast section 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...

, in a region that is deeply impacted with a multitude of impact craters. The most notable craters nearby are Pitiscus

Pitiscus (crater)

Pitiscus is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern part of the Moon's near side, just to the northwest of the larger crater Hommel. The crater is worn, but still forms a prominent feature upon the surface. The rim is roughly circular, but appears oval from the Earth due to foreshortening....

 to the north; Rosenberger

Rosenberger (crater)

Rosenberger is an old lunar impact crater in the southeastern part of the Moon. Due to foreshortening, this crater appears oval when viewed from the Earth. From orbit, however, the crater rim is nearly circular....

 due east; and Nearch

Nearch (crater)

Nearch is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon, to the southeast of the crater Hommel. North of Nearch is Vlacq, and to the northeast lies Rosenberger. The crater is 76 kilometers in diameter and 2.9 kilometers deep...

 to the southeast. The prominent crater Vlacq

Vlacq (crater)

Vlacq is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon, and appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth. This crater is adjacent to the northeastern rim of the larger Hommel, and to the northwest rim of Rosenberger....

 is nearly attached to the northeast rim. Also nearby is Asclepi

Asclepi (crater)

Asclepi is a heavily worn lunar crater that lies in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. The outer rim has been worn down and rounded by many millions of years of subsequent impacts, so that it is now nearly level with the surrounding terrain. As a result the crater is now little more than a...

 to the west. Hommel is about 120 kilometers in diameter and its walls reach heights of 2,800 meters. It is from the Pre-Nectarian

Nectarian

The Nectarian Period of the lunar geologic timescale runs from 3920 million years ago to 3850 million years ago. It is the period during which the Nectaris Basin and other major basins were formed by large impact events...

 period, 4.55 to 3.92 billion years ago.

The eroded outer wall of Hommel is overlain and incised by a number of smaller but still sizeable craters. Hommel C overlays the western rim and Hommel A the north. Intruding into the rim are Hommel H to the northwest, Hommel B in the east, and Hommel P along the southern wall. These craters are in turn ovelain by smaller craterlets. The crater Hommel D lies on the southern part of the inner floor, incising into the south rim. In the mid-point of the crater is a low central peak.

The crater is named for 16th century German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 mathematician and astronomer Johann Hommel

Johann Hommel

Johann Hommel was a German astronomer and mathematician.In 1552 or 1553, Richard Cantzlar introduced transversal dot lines in graduations. It was a variant of the zigzag line system introduced by Hommel. Tycho Brahe obtained the zigzag line system from Hommel.The crater Hommel on the Moon is...

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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 Hommel.

Hommel	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	53.7° S	34.3° E	51 km
B	55.3° S	37.0° E	33 km
C	54.8° S	29.6° E	53 km
D	55.8° S	32.5° E	28 km
E	59.0° S	31.0° E	14 km
F	58.4° S	32.0° E	21 km
G	58.1° S	27.4° E	30 km
H	52.6° S	30.9° E	43 km
HA	52.0° S	30.5° E	8 km
J	53.5° S	27.9° E	18 km
K	55.5° S	27.0° E	16 km
L	56.1° S	27.9° E	18 km
M	59.8° S	27.5° E	7 km
N	59.3° S	28.8° E	14 km
O	58.5° S	28.2° E	6 km
P	56.9° S	31.7° E	34 km
Q	56.1° S	38.4° E	29 km
R	52.6° S	32.6° E	11 km
S	56.6° S	36.2° E	22 km
T	57.6° S	26.3° E	22 km
V	53.5° S	33.5° E	13 km
X	60.9° S	32.2° E	6 km
Y	60.4° S	30.8° E	4 km
Z	59.8° S	30.4° E	4 km