Heinrich (crater)

Heinrich is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Imbrium, a lunar mare in the northwest quadrant of the Moon's near side. It was named after Czechoslovakian astronomer Wladimir Wáclav Heinrich.[1] It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation very similar to many other craters of comparable size on the Moon.

Heinrich
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates24.8°N 15.3°W / 24.8; -15.3
Diameter6 km
Depth1.4 km
Colongitude16° at sunrise
EponymWladimir Wáclav Heinrich
Apollo 17 image

Heinrich lies to the southwest of the prominent crater Timocharis, and was previously designated as Timocharis A before being given its current name by the IAU. It is otherwise a relatively isolated formation with only a few tiny satellite craters of Timocharis located nearby.

References

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