Guericke (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
 Guericke (lower right) from Apollo 16. NASA image. |
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| Coordinates | 11.5° S, 14.1° W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 58 km |
| Depth | 0.7 km |
| Colongitude | 14° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Otto von Guericke |
Guericke is the remnant of a lunar crater at the north part of the Mare Nubium. To the north-northwest lies the large Fra Mauro formation, along with the co-joined Parry and Bonpland craters. To the east are the Kundt and Davy craters.
The surviving rim of Guericke crater has been worn, battered, and partly submerged by the basaltic lava that covers the floor. The wall is now little more than a circular series of ridges that join with rises that flow to the north, northwest, and south. The flooded crater remnant 'Guericke F' is attached to the southwest exterior. The interior flood has a few small rises in the otherwise nearly flat surface. Two craterlets mark the floor in the southwest quadrant.
[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 Guericke crater.
| Guericke | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 11.1° S | 17.3° W | 5 km |
| B | 14.5° S | 15.3° W | 16 km |
| D | 12.0° S | 14.6° W | 8 km |
| E | 10.0° S | 12.0° W | 4 km |
| F | 12.2° S | 15.3° W | 21 km |
| G | 14.0° S | 15.0° W | 5 km |
| H | 12.4° S | 14.2° W | 6 km |
| J | 10.6° S | 13.4° W | 8 km |
| K | 15.1° S | 13.3° W | 3 km |
| M | 12.9° S | 12.5° W | 2 km |
| N | 12.5° S | 9.9° W | 3 km |
| P | 15.0° S | 14.6° W | 3 km |
| S | 10.3° S | 13.3° W | 11 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Guericke C — See Kundt crater.
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