Euler (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Oblique view of Euler crater from Apollo 17. NASA photo.
Selenographic coordinates>Coordinates
Diameter	28 km
Crater depth>Depth	2.2 km
Selenographic colongitude>Colongitude	28° at sunrise
Eponym	Leonhard Euler

Euler is a lunar impact crater located in the southern half of the Mare Imbrium. The most notable nearby feature is Mons Vinogradov to the west-soutwest. There is a cluster of low ridges to the southwest, and this formation includes the small Natasha crater and the tiny Jehan crater. About 200 kilometers to the east-northeast is the comparably-sized Lambert crater.

The Euler crater rim is surrounded by a low [[wikt:rampart|rampart]], and contain some slight [[wiktionary:terrace|terracing]] and slumped features on the irregular inner wall surface. In the middle of the small interior floor is a low central peak that formed from the rebound subsequent to the impact. The crater has a minor system of rays that extend for a distance of 200 kilometers.

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 Euler crater.

Euler Latitude Longitude Diameter
E 24.7° N 34.0° W 6 km
F 21.2° N 27.9° W 6 km
G 20.7° N 27.4° W 4 km
H 25.3° N 28.6° W 4 km
J 22.3° N 31.5° W 4 km
L 21.4° N 28.9° W 4 km

Euler	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
E	24.7° N	34.0° W	6 km
F	21.2° N	27.9° W	6 km
G	20.7° N	27.4° W	4 km
H	25.3° N	28.6° W	4 km
J	22.3° N	31.5° W	4 km
L	21.4° N	28.9° W	4 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

Euler K — See Jehan crater.
Euler P — See Natasha crater.

References

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