Bayer (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	51.6° S, 35.0° W
Diameter	47 km
Depth	2.0 km
Colongitude	35° at sunrise
Eponym	Johann Bayer

Bayer is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest section of the moon, to the east of Schiller crater. The rim of Bayer is slightly worn by erosion, but remains well-defined. There is an inner terrace, but the outer wall is intruded upon by nearby impacts. The most significant of these is 'Schiller H', which forms a ridge attached to the northwest rim of Bayer. The floor of Bayer crater is relatively flat and lacks a central peak. There is a small but notable crater on the floor near the western wall. This crater has a breach in its northern rim.

[edit] Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing theletter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Bayer crater.

Bayer	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	51.3° S	30.3° W	18 km
B	48.8° S	28.2° W	18 km
C	49.7° S	31.2° W	22 km
D	47.9° S	29.8° W	20 km
E	51.7° S	32.3° W	29 km
F	53.0° S	31.6° W	20 km
G	51.7° S	35.3° W	7 km
H	53.5° S	32.5° W	27 km
J	52.5° S	33.6° W	18 km
K	50.2° S	34.0° W	16 km
L	47.5° S	33.6° W	14 km
M	50.6° S	31.0° W	10 km
N	48.3° S	29.2° W	9 km
P	51.6° S	29.5° W	4 km
R	52.5° S	35.5° W	9 km
S	52.3° S	36.4° W	13 km
T	49.2° S	30.1° W	8 km
U	48.4° S	31.3° W	10 km
V	47.5° S	31.6° W	9 km
W	48.0° S	33.5° W	9 km
X	53.4° S	33.6° W	8 km
Y	49.2° S	35.7° W	31 km
Z	49.0° S	33.4° W	7 km