Resnik (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33.8° S, 150.1° W |
| Diameter | 20 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 150° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Judith A. Resnik |
Resnik is a small lunar crater that is located within the interior of the huge Apollo impact basin, on the Moon's far side. Apollo is a double-ringed formation with a central floor that has been flooded with basaltic-lava. Resnik is located at the northern edge of the dark area of the surface. It lies to the southwest of the smaller McAuliffe crater.
This is a roughly circular, bowl-shaped crater. Overlaying the northwestern rim is a smaller, cup-shaped impact crater with a higher albedo than Resnik. A small, partly submerged crater is attached to the exterior along the southern rim, and a portion of a submerged crater rim lies just to the east of this feature along the same rim.
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