Krieger (crater)

Krieger (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=Lunar crater Krieger (bottom center) from Apollo 15. "NASA photo."
latitude=29.0
N_or_S=N
longitude=45.6
E_or_W=W
diameter=22 km
depth=1.1 km
colong=46
eponym=Johann N. Krieger

Krieger is a lunar crater on the eastern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. It is located to the north-northwest of the flooded crater Prinz, and north-northeast of the prominent ray crater Aristarchus. To the northwest lies the small Wollaston.

In the past the floor of Krieger has been flooded by basaltic lava, leaving only a low, circular, somewhat polygonal ridge formed by the rim. The southern rim is broken across by the small Van Biesbroeck, and there is a small gap in the western rim. A meandering rille leads away from this break toward the northwest.

Nearby craters

Two tiny craters next to the eastern rim have been designated Rocco and Ruth. Rocco was previously designated as Krieger D before being named by the IAU.

The nearby surface to the southwest contains a number of rilles belonging to the Rimae Aristarchus and Rimae Prinz rille systems. Further to the east-southeast are the Montes Harbinger mountains.

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 Krieger.

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
* Krieger B — "See" Van Biesbroeck (crater).

References

External links

* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto39a1_1/ LTO-39A1 Krieger] — L&PI topographic map of the crater and vicinity.
* cite web
last = Wood | first = Chuck | date = August 31, 2007
url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=200708
title = An Invisible Lava Flow | publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day
accessdate = 2007-09-04


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