Vendelinus (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Selenographic coordinates>Coordinates | |
| Diameter | 147 km |
| Crater depth>Depth | 2.6 km |
| Selenographic colongitude>Colongitude | 300° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Godefroid Wendelin |
The crater is heavily worn and overlapped by multiple craters, making this feature more difficult to identify except at low sun angles. The irregular rim is broken in several locations by overlapping craters. The most prominent of these is the break in the northeast wall from the overlapping Lamé crater. The smaller Lohse crater overlaps the rim to the northwest, and at the south end the crater wall is joined to the Holden crater.
The floor of Vendelinus is flat and covered by a dark lava flow. (Webb noted that a dark patch could be seen on the floor of this crater at full moon.) It lacks a central peak, but includes multiple impact craters of various dimensions. Some of these are secondary craters from Langrenus, and display an oblong shape. The outer [[wikt:rampart|rampart]]s of Lamé crater forms a rise on the northeastern floor.
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 Vendelinus crater.
| Vendelinus | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 19.0° S | 58.2° E | 10 km |
| E | 17.9° S | 61.0° E | 21 km |
| F | 18.5° S | 65.0° E | 32 km |
| H | 15.3° S | 61.4° E | 7 km |
| K | 13.8° S | 62.5° E | 9 km |
| L | 17.6° S | 61.7° E | 17 km |
| N | 16.8° S | 65.9° E | 18 km |
| P | 17.6° S | 66.3° E | 16 km |
| S | 15.4° S | 57.9° E | 5 km |
| T | 13.5° S | 62.8° E | 5 km |
| U | 16.0° S | 58.7° E | 5 km |
| V | 15.5° S | 55.8° E | 5 km |
| W | 14.6° S | 58.7° E | 5 km |
| Y | 17.5° S | 62.2° E | 10 km |
| Z | 17.2° S | 62.3° E | 7 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU:
- Vendelinus C — See Lamé crater.
References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
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