Fersman (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18.7° N, 126.0° W |
| Diameter | 151 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 128° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Aleksandr Fersman |
Fersman is a large lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It lies to the east of the Poynting crater, and west-northwest of Weyl crater. To the south is the huge Hertzsprung walled plain.
This is a worn crater with a low, outer rim. The southeast rim and the eastern interior floor are marked by ejecta deposits that trend from southeast to northwest. There is also a nearly linear series of small craters that begin to the southeast of the crater, and continue about 100 km to the northwest of the crater. There is a break in this chain across the crater's interior floor, then it continues again near the northern rim.
Several other small craters lie across the interior floor, including a grouping to the south of the mid-point. The rim has an outward bulge along the southeast side and irregular edges to the north and south. A small crater lies along the western inner wall.
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