Schorr (crater)
Encyclopedia
Schorr is a lunar
impact crater
that lies across the eastern limb of the Moon
. From the Earth
this crater is viewed from the side, limiting the amount of detail that can be observed. The visibility of this crater is also affected by libration
of the Moon in its orbit. The crater lies just to the northwest of the walled plain Curie
, and to the east-southeast of the crater Gibbs
.
When viewed from orbit, this appears as a circular crater with an outer rim that has not been significantly worn through impact erosion. The material along the inner walls has accumulated along the bottom of the sloping sides, forming a ledge along parts of the base. The interior floor is irregular in places, with low ridges crossing parts of the bottom. Schorr intrudes slightly into the satellite crater Schorr A to the southeast.
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 lies across the eastern limb 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...
. From the Earth
Earth
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this crater is viewed from the side, limiting the amount of detail that can be observed. The visibility of this crater is also affected by libration
Libration
In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.-Lunar libration:...
of the Moon in its orbit. The crater lies just to the northwest of the walled plain Curie
Curie (lunar crater)
Curie is a large lunar crater, much of which lies on the far side of the Moon as seen from the Earth. The western rim projects into the near side of the Moon, as defined by the selenographic coordinate system...
, and to the east-southeast of the crater Gibbs
Gibbs (crater)
Gibbs is a lunar impact crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon. It is situated less than a crater diameter to the northeast of the larger crater Hecataeus. The crater chain Catena Humboldt passes to the south of Gibbs, following a line to the northeast...
.
When viewed from orbit, this appears as a circular crater with an outer rim that has not been significantly worn through impact erosion. The material along the inner walls has accumulated along the bottom of the sloping sides, forming a ledge along parts of the base. The interior floor is irregular in places, with low ridges crossing parts of the bottom. Schorr intrudes slightly into the satellite crater Schorr A to the southeast.
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 Schorr.| Schorr | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 20.5° S | 88.4° E | 64 km |
| B | 16.5° S | 88.5° E | 26 km |
| C | 13.5° S | 88.2° E | 13 km |
| D | 18.6° S | 91.2° E | 21 km |