Widmannstätten (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6.1° S, 85.5° E |
| Diameter | 46 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 275° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Alois B. Widmannstätten |
Widmannstätten is a lunar crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii, near the eastern limb of the Moon. The rim of this crater has a wide gap along the western side, where it is joined to the larger Kiess crater. There is also a gap in the northern rim where the crater floor is joined to the adjacent lunar mare. The dark interior floor of this formation has been flooded by lava, leaving a level interior surface and a shallow surviving rim.
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