Paneth (crater)
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Paneth is a lunar
impact crater
that is located on the far side of the Moon
, just beyond the northwestern limb. It lies just to the north-northeast of the crater Smoluchowski
, and to the east-southeast of Boole
on the near side.
The rim of Paneth is worn but not inordinately so; the edge remains well-defined and marked only by small craters along the northwest and southeast. This formation partly overlies a shallower crater Paneth K along the southeast of the rim. Only a narrow strip of terrain separates Paneth from Smoluchowski, and this ground is marked by an elongated crater and a short rille
.
The interior floor has a central peak formation near the mid-point and a pair of small craters along the eastern rim. The inner surface is otherwise relatively flat and marked only by tiny craterlets.
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 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 beyond the northwestern limb. It lies just to the north-northeast of the crater Smoluchowski
Smoluchowski (crater)
Smoluchowski is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies in the part of the lunar surface that is sometimes brought into view of the Earth during periods of favorable libration and illumination from sunlight, but at such times little detail can be seen as the crater is observed...
, and to the east-southeast of Boole
Boole (crater)
Boole is a lunar crater that lies along the northwestern limb of the Moon, to the northwest of the crater Gerard. At this location it is viewed nearly from the side, and is very oblong in shape due to foreshortening. The crater formation is nearly circular, however, with a wide inner wall that has...
on the near side.
The rim of Paneth is worn but not inordinately so; the edge remains well-defined and marked only by small craters along the northwest and southeast. This formation partly overlies a shallower crater Paneth K along the southeast of the rim. Only a narrow strip of terrain separates Paneth from Smoluchowski, and this ground is marked by an elongated crater and a short rille
Rille
Rille is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels. Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length...
.
The interior floor has a central peak formation near the mid-point and a pair of small craters along the eastern rim. The inner surface is otherwise relatively flat and marked only by 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 Paneth.| Paneth | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 65.3° N | 94.1° W | 47 km |
| K | 61.7° N | 92.9° W | 31 km |
| W | 65.0° N | 101.2° W | 28 km |