Miller (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	39.3° S, 0.8° E
Diameter	75 km
Depth	3.5 km
Colongitude	0° at sunrise
Eponym	William A. Miller

Miller is a lunar impact crater that lies amidst the rugged terrain in the southern part of the Moon. It is attached to the northern rim of the smaller Nasireddin crater, and the outer rampart of the later reaches almost to the central peak formation at the mid-point of Miller's interior floor. Together with Huggins crater to the southwest and Orontius to the south-southwest, this foresome forms a chain of craters forming an arc that curves toward the north. The northwest rim of Miller in turn is attached to the satellite crater 'Miller C', forming the end of the arc. To the southeast lies Stöfler crater.

The rim of Miller crater is nearly circular with a system of terraces along the inner wall. The interior floor is nearly level with the aforementioned central peak formation located at the mid-point. The crater 'Stöfler H' is attached to the exterior southeast rim and intrudes slightly into the interior. There are a few tiny craterlets lying within the crater, including one along the rampart of Nasiredden.

[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 Miller crater.

Miller	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	37.7° S	1.8° E	39 km
B	37.6° S	1.0° E	12 km
C	38.2° S	0.3° W	36 km
D	38.0° S	3.1° E	5 km
E	38.8° S	2.8° E	6 km
K	39.8° S	0.9° E	4 km

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