Einthoven (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Einthoven from Apollo 15. NASA photo.
Coordinates	4.9° S, 109.6° E
Diameter	69 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	251° at sunrise
Eponym	Willem Einthoven

Einthoven is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It is located beyond the region of the surface that is sometimes brought into view due to libration, and so can not be viewed from the Earth. Einthoven crater is located to the northeast of the huge Pasteur walled plain.

This is a circular crater with some minor terrace structure along the inner rim. The satellite crater 'Einthoven X' is attached to the northwestern rim, and is partly overlaid by Einthoven. The hummocky interior floor is marked only by a small crater in the eastern half and a few tiny craterlets.

[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 Einthoven crater.

Einthoven	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
G	5.3° S	111.8° E	34 km
K	7.9° S	111.2° E	21 km
L	8.0° S	110.7° E	16 km
M	7.5° S	109.6° E	52 km
P	6.8° S	108.5° E	18 km
R	5.9° S	107.0° E	13 km
X	3.6° S	108.7° E	45 km

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