Roberts (crater)
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Roberts is a lunar
impact crater
that is located in the far northern latitudes on the far side of the Moon
. It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Karpinskiy
, and to the northwest of Sommerfeld
. To the north is Thiessen
.
This is a heavily worn and eroded crater with a rounded outer rim that is incised and damaged by multiple smaller craters. Little of the original rim still remains besides a rounded and irregular ridge in the surface. The interior floor is also marked by a number of small craters, the most notable being a crater near the south-southeastern inner wall.
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 far northern latitudes 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 to the east-southeast of the crater Karpinskiy
Karpinskiy (crater)
Karpinskiy is a lunar impact crater that lies in the northern part of the Moon on the far side from the Earth. This crater is concentric with a larger and older formation lying along the southern rim. This combined rim gives Karpinskiy a larger and wider interior wall along its south face...
, and to the northwest of Sommerfeld
Sommerfeld (crater)
Sommerfeld is a large lunar crater that is located in the far northern latitudes of the Moon. It lies on the far side, and can only be viewed from orbit. To the south of Sommerfeld is Rowland, a crater about the same size as Sommerfeld...
. To the north is Thiessen
Thiessen (crater)
Thiessen is a lunar impact crater that lies in the far northern latitudes, on the far side of the Moon. To the west of Thiessen is the younger crater Ricco, and to the south-southwest is Roberts. Farther to the east lies Heymans....
.
This is a heavily worn and eroded crater with a rounded outer rim that is incised and damaged by multiple smaller craters. Little of the original rim still remains besides a rounded and irregular ridge in the surface. The interior floor is also marked by a number of small craters, the most notable being a crater near the south-southeastern inner wall.
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 Roberts.| Roberts | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | 68.2° N | 174.3° W | 46 km |
| N | 69.0° N | 176.3° W | 49 km |
| P | 67.4° N | 178.7° E | 30 km |
| Q | 68.9° N | 177.3° E | 19 km |
| R | 69.9° N | 178.4° E | 59 km |