Opelt (crater)

Opelt (crater)
Opelt (crater)
Coordinates 16°18′S 17°30′W / 16.3°S 17.5°W / -16.3; -17.5Coordinates: 16°18′S 17°30′W / 16.3°S 17.5°W / -16.3; -17.5
Diameter 48 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 17° at sunrise
Eponym Friedrich W. Opelt

Opelt is the lava-flooded remnant of a lunar crater on the Mare Nubium. It lies to the north of a similar formation named Gould, and to the northeast of the prominent Bullialdus.

Only a slightly raised outline remains of Opelt's rim, the interior having been inundated with lava. The rim has a wide break at the northern end and several smaller breaks to the south and southeast. The satellite craterlet Opelt E lies at the southern end of the surviving western rim. The interior floor is nearly level, with the exception of a slight rise to the southwest.

To the north of Opelt on the lunar mare is a sinuous system of rilles designated Rimae Opelt. These occupy a diameter of about 70 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 Opelt.

Opelt Latitude Longitude Diameter
E 17.0° S 17.8° W 8 km
F 18.1° S 18.7° W 4 km
G 16.8° S 17.2° W 4 km
H 15.8° S 17.3° W 3 km
K 13.6° S 17.1° W 5 km

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