Montgolfier (crater)
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Montgolfier is a worn lunar
impact crater
that is located in the northern hemisphere
of the Moon
's far side. To the east-northeast is the crater Paraskevopoulos
, and southwest of Montgolfier lies Schneller
.
The entire southern rim of this crater has been overlain by a cluster of four smaller craters. The remaining rim has been worn by smaller impacts, leaving a somewhat uneven perimeter that is overlain by some small craterlets. The interior floor is pitted by several small and tiny craterlets, and lacks a central peak.
Moon
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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 in the northern hemisphere
Sphere
A sphere is a perfectly round geometrical object in three-dimensional space, such as the shape of a round ball. Like a circle in two dimensions, a perfect sphere is completely symmetrical around its center, with all points on the surface lying the same distance r from the center point...
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...
's far side. To the east-northeast is the crater Paraskevopoulos
Paraskevopoulos (crater)
Paraskevopoulos is an old lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, in the higher northern latitudes. It lies just to the southwest of the younger and somewhat larger crater Carnot. To the southwest is the smaller crater Stoletov, and to the southeast lies Fowler.This is a...
, and southwest of Montgolfier lies Schneller
Schneller (crater)
Schneller is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It is located in the northern latitudes to the southwest of the crater Woltjer. This is a heavily worn and eroded crater that has a somewhat uneven rim with outward bulges to the southeast and northeast. The rim is nearly non-existent along...
.
The entire southern rim of this crater has been overlain by a cluster of four smaller craters. The remaining rim has been worn by smaller impacts, leaving a somewhat uneven perimeter that is overlain by some small craterlets. The interior floor is pitted by several small and tiny craterlets, and lacks a central peak.
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 Montgolfier.| Montgolfier | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 46.4° N | 158.2° W | 28 km |
| P | 46.1° N | 160.9° W | 36 km |
| W | 49.3° N | 164.4° W | 37 km |
| Y | 50.5° N | 161.3° W | 40 km |