Prager (crater)
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Prager is an impact crater
on the Moon
's far side. It is located just to the northeast of the crater Love
. Farther to the south-southeast lies Lane
. To the north of this crater and leading away to the northwest is a crater chain that has been designated Catena Gregory
.
This is an eroded crater formation, particularly along the northern rim which is cut across by several small craters associated with the Catena Gregory. There is a worn and somewhat elongated crater attached to the southern outer rim. The remainder of the rim is pitted by small and tiny craterlets. The interior floor is also marked by several small craterlets, including a grouping of three near the mid-point.
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 Moon
Moon
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's far side. It is located just to the northeast of the crater Love
Love (crater)
Love is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located just to the north of the crater Perepelkin. Prager nearly touches the northeastern rim. To the northwest is Bečvář....
. Farther to the south-southeast lies Lane
Lane (crater)
Lane is a lunar impact crater. It lies on the far side of the Moon, just to the west of the crater Ten Bruggencate. To the west of Lane is Perepelkin, and to the northwest lies Love....
. To the north of this crater and leading away to the northwest is a crater chain that has been designated Catena Gregory
Gregory (crater)
Gregory may refer to:* Gregory * Gregory on the planet Venus...
.
This is an eroded crater formation, particularly along the northern rim which is cut across by several small craters associated with the Catena Gregory. There is a worn and somewhat elongated crater attached to the southern outer rim. The remainder of the rim is pitted by small and tiny craterlets. The interior floor is also marked by several small craterlets, including a grouping of three near the mid-point.
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 Prager.| Prager | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1.4° S | 132.4° E | 40 km |
| E | 3.0° S | 133.1° E | 14 km |
| G | 4.6° S | 134.0° E | 76 km |