Nijland (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	33.0° N, 134.1° E
Diameter	35 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	226° at sunrise
Eponym	Albertus A. Nijland

Nijland is a relatively small impact crater on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. This is a relatively isolated crater that is surrounded by impacted surface with smaller craters. The nearest significant crater is Kurchatov to the northeast. More than 100 km the north of Nijland is a crater chain that runs from the south of Kurchatov toward the west-northwest. This chain is designated Catena Kurchatov.

This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater with a slight outward bulge along the western face. Although worn, the rim edge remains well-defined and is not overlaid by any significant impacts. The interior floor is about half the crater diameter, and there are only a few tiny craterlets marking the surface.

[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 Nijland crater.