Tyndall (lunar crater)
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Tyndall is a relatively small lunar
impact crater
on the far side of the Moon
, behind the southeastern limb. It is located very near the western outer rim of the larger crater Pizzetti
, and the two are separated only by a few kilometers. To the southwest of Tyndall is the crater Bjerknes
, and to the south lies Clark
.
This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater with a slight outward bulge along the eastern face. The rim edge is not significantly eroded and remains well-defined. The inner wall has some patches of slightly higher albedo
along the south and southwest faces. The remainder of the interior is relatively featureless, with only a few tiny craterlets to mark the surface.
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...
on the far side of the Moon
Moon
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, behind the southeastern limb. It is located very near the western outer rim of the larger crater Pizzetti
Pizzetti (crater)
Pizzetti is a partly eroded lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It is located due north of the similar-dimensioned Clark, and to the southeast of the large walled plain Milne. Nearly attached to the western rim is the small Tyndall...
, and the two are separated only by a few kilometers. To the southwest of Tyndall is the crater Bjerknes
Bjerknes (lunar crater)
Bjerknes is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the rugged far side of the Moon. The crater lies behind the southeastern limb, and beyond the region that is sometimes brought into sight through libration. Thus this crater can not be viewed from Earth, and has only...
, and to the south lies Clark
Clark (lunar crater)
Clark is a lunar crater that lies in the southern hemisphere of the Moon's far side. It is located midway between the larger walled plain Van der Waals to the south and the similar-sized crater Pizzetti to the north. It is named for American astronomer and telescope maker Alvan Clark and his son...
.
This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater with a slight outward bulge along the eastern face. The rim edge is not significantly eroded and remains well-defined. The inner wall has some patches of slightly higher albedo
Albedo
Albedo , or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it...
along the south and southwest faces. The remainder of the interior is relatively featureless, with only a few tiny craterlets to mark the surface.
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 Tyndall.| Tyndall | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 35.1° S | 115.7° E | 18 km |