Anděl (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	10.4° S, 12.4° E
Diameter	35 km
Depth	1.3 km
Colongitude	348° at sunrise
Eponym	Karel Anděl

Anděl is a lunar crater that lies in the rugged central highlands of the Moon. Nearby craters of note include Abulfeda crater to the south-southeast and Descartes crater to the east-southeast. About 85 kilometres to the east-northeast of the outer rim is the landing site of the Apollo 16 mission.

The eroded outer rim of Anděl has been worn and distorted into a polygonal shape, and is nearly non-existent to the south where 'Anděl G' intersects the perimeter. The interior floor is nearly flat, with some irregularities to the southeast. There is a tiny craterlet located just to the southeast of the mid-point, but no central peak of any significance.

Anděl is the Czech word for 'Angel'.

[edit] 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 Anděl crater.

Anděl	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	10.8° S	11.3° E	14 km
C	9.0° S	11.2° E	3 km
D	10.8° S	11.7° E	6 km
E	12.0° S	12.2° E	6 km
F	8.3° S	11.1° E	9 km
G	11.0° S	12.4° E	4 km
H	6.7° S	11.3° E	6 km
J	7.5° S	11.4° E	6 km
K	5.8° S	11.6° E	4 km
M	9.7° S	11.1° E	27 km
N	10.2° S	11.4° E	8 km
P	11.6° S	12.3° E	19 km
S	11.4° S	12.7° E	4 km
T	11.2° S	13.3° E	4 km
W	12.4° S	12.3° E	12 km