Von der Pahlen (crater)
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Von der Pahlen is an eroded lunar
impact crater
that lies on the far side of the Moon
from the Earth. It is located about one crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater Strömgren
. Farther to the south is the larger Chebyshev
, and to the west-southwest lies Das
.
This crater has been heavily worn by subsequent impacts, leaving the rim and interior battered and cratered. There is a small crater attached to the exterior of the rim to the southeast, and the remains of a similar-sized crater along the southern edge. Small craterlets lie across the northwest, west, and southwestern rim edges. The remaining rim edge is rounded from impact erosion. A small craterlet lies almost at the crater mid-point.
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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 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...
from the Earth. It is located about one crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater Strömgren
Strömgren (crater)
Strömgren is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. It lies less than one crater diameter to the north-northeast of Von der Pahlen. Farther to the east is Gerasimovich, and to the north-northeast is Belopol'skiy....
. Farther to the south is the larger Chebyshev
Chebyshev (crater)
Chebyshev is a large lunar crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The somewhat smaller crater Langmuir is intruding into the east-southeastern rim of Chebyshev, forming a chain of large craters with Brouwer on Langmuir's eastern rim.The outer rim of this walled...
, and to the west-southwest lies Das
Das (crater)
Das is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the northwest of the walled plain Chebyshev. To the southwest of Das is the irregular crater Mariotte, and Von der Pahlen lies to the east-northeast....
.
This crater has been heavily worn by subsequent impacts, leaving the rim and interior battered and cratered. There is a small crater attached to the exterior of the rim to the southeast, and the remains of a similar-sized crater along the southern edge. Small craterlets lie across the northwest, west, and southwestern rim edges. The remaining rim edge is rounded from impact erosion. A small craterlet lies almost at the crater mid-point.
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 Von der Pahlen.| Von der Pahlen |
Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 24.5° S | 128.8° W | 32 km |
| H | 27.1° S | 127.5° W | 35 km |
| V | 23.8° S | 135.6° W | 19 km |