Nöther (crater)
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Nöther is a lunar
crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It is located in the far northern latitudes, to the northwest of the walled plain Poczobutt
. About two crater diameters to the north-northwest of Nöther lies Niepce
.
This is an old, eroded feature with an outer rim that has become round-shouldered and marked with several small craterlets. The inner wall is narrower along the northeastern side, while the southern half is the most heavily marked by impacts. The interior floor is nearly level and featureless, with only a small craterlet near the north-northeastern inner wall and a tiny crater in the south-southwest.
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...
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 in the far northern latitudes, to the northwest of the walled plain Poczobutt
Poczobutt (crater)
Poczobutt is a large lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the northwestern limb in an area occasionally brought into sight due to libration effects. This is a damaged formation that is partly overlain by several named craters. Across the rim to the...
. About two crater diameters to the north-northwest of Nöther lies Niepce
Niepce (crater)
Niepce is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies in the high northern latitudes, just behind the north-northwestern limb. Less than a crater diameter to the north is the crater Merrill, and just to the west is Mezentsev. Farther to the south-southeast is Nöther.This is a worn crater...
.
This is an old, eroded feature with an outer rim that has become round-shouldered and marked with several small craterlets. The inner wall is narrower along the northeastern side, while the southern half is the most heavily marked by impacts. The interior floor is nearly level and featureless, with only a small craterlet near the north-northeastern inner wall and a tiny crater in the south-southwest.
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 Nöther.| Nöther | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 69.3° N | 112.1° W | 29 km |
| E | 67.6° N | 105.1° W | 47 km |
| T | 66.3° N | 121.5° W | 44 km |
| U | 67.6° N | 123.4° W | 36 km |
| V | 68.9° N | 122.4° W | 26 km |
| X | 68.9° N | 116.8° W | 30 km |