Stein (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates 7.2° N, 179.0° E
Diameter 33 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude   179° at sunrise
Eponym Johan W. J. A. Stein

Stein is an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to the east of the larger Tiselius crater, on the far side of the Moon. Further to the east-southeast of Stein crater lies Krasovskiy crater.

This crater has an asymmetrical shape with an outward bulge along the north-northeastern rim. The resulting crater is roughly egg-shaped, with a wide ledge along the north-northwestern floor. The remaining crater is a bowl-shaped feature with simple slopes along the inner walls and a nearly featureless interior floor. The outer rim has not been significantly eroded, and is marked only by a tiny craterlet along the southern edge. There is a small craterlets along the base of the inner wall along the north-northwestern side.

[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 Stein crater.

Stein Latitude Longitude Diameter
C 8.9° N 178.8° W 27 km
K 5.2° N 180.0° W 20 km
L 4.6° N 179.8° W 15 km
M 3.8° N 178.8° E 28 km
N 2.2° N 178.5° E 16 km

[edit] References

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