Reimarus (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	47.7° S, 60.3° E
Diameter	48 km
Depth	2.7 km
Colongitude	301° at sunrise
Eponym	N. Reymers Bär

Reimarus is a lunar crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon's near side. The eroded southeastern end of the long Vallis Rheita valley passes just to the west. To the northeast is the larger and heavily worn Vega crater.

This is a heavily worn and eroded crater, with an outer rim that has been incised and battered by multiple lesser impacts, particularly in the western half. Several small craterlets lie along the rim edge and the inner walls, and the outer rise is generally uneven and rugged. On the southwest part of the interior floor is a small crater. The remainder of the floor is generally featureless and marked only by 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 Alder crater.

Alder	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	48.8° S	59.9° E	29 km
B	49.5° S	60.6° E	16 km
C	50.2° S	59.5° E	11 km
F	49.5° S	58.7° E	7 km
H	49.3° S	62.3° E	10 km
R	47.7° S	63.9° E	35 km
S	47.8° S	62.8° E	9 km
T	48.4° S	63.5° E	24 km
U	48.5° S	62.2° E	20 km

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