Beijerinck (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Beijerinck from Apollo 17. NASA photo.
Coordinates	13.5° S, 151.8° E
Diameter	70 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	209° at sunrise
Eponym	Martinus W. Beijerinck

Beijerinck is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the south of the larger Chaplygin crater, and to the northeast of the huge Gagarin walled-plain.

The outer rim of this crater is heavily worn and eroded by subsequent meteor bombardment, particularly along the southern half, with several small and tiny craterlets lying along the rim. The interior floor, in contrast, is relatively level and unmarked by notable impacts. There is a small, angled central peak near the mid-point of the floor.

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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 Beijerinck crater.

Beijerinck	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
C	11.0° S	153.7° E	20 km
D	12.8° S	153.1° E	14 km
H	14.2° S	153.3° E	16 km
J	14.8° S	153.7° E	40 km
R	14.7° S	149.2° E	28 km
S	14.2° S	147.2° E	27 km
U	12.4° S	149.0° E	18 km
V	12.7° S	150.1° E	42 km

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