Klein (crater)

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The crater area(top right) in a Selenochromatic format Image (Si) Ptolemaeus trium area Si.jpg
The crater area(top right) in a Selenochromatic format Image (Si)
Klein
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Coordinates 12°00′S2°36′E / 12.0°S 2.6°E / -12.0; 2.6 Coordinates: 12°00′S2°36′E / 12.0°S 2.6°E / -12.0; 2.6
Diameter 44 km
Depth 1.5 km
Colongitude 1° at sunrise
Eponym Hermann J. Klein
Oblique view from Apollo 14 Klein crater AS14-73-10086.jpg
Oblique view from Apollo 14

Klein is a lunar impact crater that is located across the western rim of the larger crater Albategnius, in the central highlands region of the Moon. The crater is named after German astronomer Hermann Joseph Klein. [1]

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The rim of Klein has been worn and incised by a history of impacts, and the western rim is larger than the remainder. There are low saddles in both the northern and southern parts of the rim, and the crater Klein A cuts through the northeast rim. The floor has been covered and smoothed by a lava flow, and there is a small central peak.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Klein.

KleinLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A11.4° S3.0° E9 km
B12.5° S1.8° E6 km
C12.5° S2.6° E6 km

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References

  1. "Klein (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.