Nielsen (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31.8° N, 51.8° W |
| Diameter | 10 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 52° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Axel V. Nielsen Harald H. Nielsen |
Nielsen is a lunar impact crater at the coordinates 31.8° N, 51.8° W on the Oceanus Procellarum north-east of Montes Agricola on the western hemisphere of the Moon.
To the east-southeast is the Wollaston crater. Nielsen is a bowl-shaped formation that lies astride a small ridge that runs north-northwest toward the Mons Rümker. The later is an unusual raised formation of lunar domes.
"Nielsen" is named after Axel V. Nielsen (1902-1970) and Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903-1973).
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