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Schmidt (lunar crater)

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Diameter
  
11 km

Colongitude
  
341° at sunrise

Depth
  
2.3 km

Schmidt (lunar crater)

Eponym
  
Johann F. J. Schmidt Bernhard Schmidt Otto Y. Schmidt

Schmidt is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the southwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, to the southwest of the Ritter–Sabine crater pair. This formation is circular and bowl-shaped, with little appearance of wear due to subsequent impacts. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, giving it a light appearance. The exterior consists of hummocky terrain with many boulders, ranging up to 100 m or more in diameter.

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Schmidt (lunar crater) Wikipedia