Sanford (crater)
Encyclopedia
Sanford is a lunar
impact crater
that is located in the northern latitudes on the Moon
's far side. It lies to the south-southeast of the crater Klute
, and just to the west-northwest of Teisserenc
. To the southwest lies Joule
.
This is a circular crater formation with a worn outer rim. A pair of small craterlets lies along the eastern rim, and the satellite crater Sanford C is attached to the outer edge along the north-northwest. Attached to the southern exterior is what may be the remains of a larger, unnamed crater that is now considerably eroded.
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 latitudes on 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. It lies to the south-southeast of the crater Klute
Klute (crater)
Klute is a crater on the Moon's far side. It lies to the southeast of the larger walled plain Fowler, and east of the crater Gadomski. Klute is a heavily worn crater with multiple smaller craters along the outer rim. A crater occupies the northwestern interior floor and lies nested against the...
, and just to the west-northwest of Teisserenc
Teisserenc (lunar crater)
Teisserenc is an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It lies just to the east of the crater Sanford, and southwest of Charlier. To the east of Charlier lies Kovalevskaya....
. To the southwest lies Joule
Joule (crater)
Joule is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the north-northeast of the walled plain Mach. To the northwest of Joule is the crater Blazhko....
.
This is a circular crater formation with a worn outer rim. A pair of small craterlets lies along the eastern rim, and the satellite crater Sanford C is attached to the outer edge along the north-northwest. Attached to the southern exterior is what may be the remains of a larger, unnamed crater that is now considerably eroded.
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 Sanford.| Sanford | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 34.1° N | 137.0° W | 18 km |
| T | 32.7° N | 143.3° W | 43 km |
| W | 33.7° N | 140.2° W | 38 km |
| Y | 33.7° N | 139.2° W | 22 km |