Maestlin is a small, bowl-shaped impact crater located near the eastern edge of the lunar Oceanus Procellarum. It was named after German mathematician Michael Maestlin.[1] To the east lies the crater Encke and to the northeast is Kepler. Just to the southeast of Maestlin is the curved, ridge-like remains of Maestlin R, a walled plain that has been almost completed submerged by the mare. South of this feature is a system of linear rilles named Rimae Maestlin. The mare surface around Maestlin is dusted with ray material from Kepler.
Coordinates | 4°54′N 40°36′W / 4.9°N 40.6°W |
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Diameter | 7 km |
Depth | 1.6 km |
Colongitude | 41° at sunrise |
Eponym | Michael Maestlin |
By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Maestlin.
Maestlin | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
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G | 2.0° N | 42.1° W | 4 km |
H | 4.7° N | 43.5° W | 7 km |
R | 3.5° N | 41.5° W | 61 km |