Vening Meinesz (crater)
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Vening Meinesz is a lunar
crater
on the far side of the Moon
. The northern inner wall of this crater lies along the lunar equator. To the north of this formation is the larger crater Mandel'shtam
, and slightly farther to the south is the larger Keeler
. Dewar
is located less than one crater diameter to the southeast of Vening Meinesz.
This is an eroded feature with multiple small craterlets along the rim. As a result the structure has been worn down and the rim edge is no longer well-defined. The largest of the impacts overlying this crater is a small crater along the bottom edge of the northern inner wall. The remainder of the interior floor is relatively level. Attached to the northwest outer rim is the satellite crater Vening Meinesz W, and attached along the northeast is Vening Meinesz C.
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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
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...
. The northern inner wall of this crater lies along the lunar equator. To the north of this formation is the larger crater Mandel'shtam
Mandel'shtam (crater)
Mandel'shtam is the remains of a large crater on the Moon's far side. Nearly attached to the northeast outer rim is the crater Papaleksi. To the south lies the crater Vening Meinesz....
, and slightly farther to the south is the larger Keeler
Keeler (lunar crater)
Keeler is a large lunar crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It is connected along the eastern edge to Heaviside, a walled plain of similar dimensions. Keeler, however, is the younger of the two formations, with more clearly delineated features...
. Dewar
Dewar (crater)
Dewar is a lunar crater that lies on the Moon's far side. Less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest is the crater Stratton. Vening Meinesz is a little over one crater diameter to the northwest. The slightly worn rim of this crater is roughly circular, with a small outward protrusion...
is located less than one crater diameter to the southeast of Vening Meinesz.
This is an eroded feature with multiple small craterlets along the rim. As a result the structure has been worn down and the rim edge is no longer well-defined. The largest of the impacts overlying this crater is a small crater along the bottom edge of the northern inner wall. The remainder of the interior floor is relatively level. Attached to the northwest outer rim is the satellite crater Vening Meinesz W, and attached along the northeast is Vening Meinesz C.
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 Vening Meinesz.| Vening Meinesz |
Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1.2° N | 163.8° E | 46 km |
| Q | 2.6° S | 161.0° E | 17 km |
| T | 0.4° S | 159.3° E | 15 km |
| W | 1.5° N | 161.0° E | 39 km |
| Z | 0.8° N | 162.5° E | 25 km |