Zöllner (crater)

Zöllner (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Zöllner (upper left) and Kant (bottom center) from Apollo 16. "NASA photo".
latitude=8.0
N_or_S=S
longitude=18.9
E_or_W=E
diameter=47 × 36 km
depth=0.7 km
colong=341
eponym=Johann K. F. Zöllner

Zöllner is a lunar impact crater located to the west of Sinus Asperitatis. To the north is the smaller Alfraganus crater and to the northwest lies the oval-shaped Taylor crater. Southeast of Zöllner is the smaller Kant crater.

The rim of Zöllner crater forms an irregular oval, with the formation being longer in a north-south direction. The wall is low and worn, with a distorted, crater-like depression attached to the southeast of the rim. The narrow floor still retains a central peak.

The Apollo 16 landing site is located about 80 kilometers west-southwest of the crater rim.

atellite 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 Zöllner crater.

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