Reimarus (crater)

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Reimarus
Reimarus crater 4059 h1 h2.jpg
Coordinates 47°42′S60°18′E / 47.7°S 60.3°E / -47.7; 60.3 Coordinates: 47°42′S60°18′E / 47.7°S 60.3°E / -47.7; 60.3
Diameter 48 km
Depth 2.7 km
Colongitude 301° at sunrise
Eponym N. Reymers Bär

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

This is a heavily worn and eroded crater, with an outer rim that has been incised and battered by multiple lesser, later 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.

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 Reimarus.

ReimarusLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A48.8° S59.9° E29 km
B49.5° S60.6° E16 km
C50.2° S59.5° E11 km
F49.5° S58.7° E7 km
H49.3° S62.3° E10 km
R47.7° S63.9° E35 km
S47.8° S62.8° E9 km
T48.4° S63.5° E24 km
U48.5° S62.2° E20 km

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