Bayer (crater)
Bayer is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest section of the moon, to the east of the crater Schiller. The rim of Bayer is slightly worn by erosion, but remains well-defined. There is an inner terrace, but the outer wall is intruded upon by nearby impacts. The most significant of these is Schiller H, which forms a ridge attached to the northwest rim of Bayer. The floor of Bayer is relatively flat and lacks a central peak. There is a small, but notable crater on the floor near the western wall. This crater has a breach in its northern rim.
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 Bayer.
| Bayer |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Diameter |
| A |
51.3° S |
30.3° W |
18 km |
| B |
48.8° S |
28.2° W |
18 km |
| C |
49.7° S |
31.2° W |
22 km |
| D |
47.9° S |
29.8° W |
20 km |
| E |
51.7° S |
32.3° W |
29 km |
| F |
53.0° S |
31.6° W |
20 km |
| G |
51.7° S |
35.3° W |
7 km |
| H |
53.5° S |
32.5° W |
27 km |
| J |
52.5° S |
33.6° W |
18 km |
| K |
50.2° S |
34.0° W |
16 km |
| L |
47.5° S |
33.6° W |
14 km |
| M |
50.6° S |
31.0° W |
10 km |
| N |
48.3° S |
29.2° W |
9 km |
| P |
51.6° S |
29.5° W |
4 km |
| R |
52.5° S |
35.5° W |
9 km |
| S |
52.3° S |
36.4° W |
13 km |
| T |
49.2° S |
30.1° W |
8 km |
| U |
48.4° S |
31.3° W |
10 km |
| V |
47.5° S |
31.6° W |
9 km |
| W |
48.0° S |
33.5° W |
9 km |
| X |
53.4° S |
33.6° W |
8 km |
| Y |
49.2° S |
35.7° W |
31 km |
| Z |
49.0° S |
33.4° W |
7 km |
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