Craterra

Lunar Far Side

A Heavily Eroded Crater on the Lunar Far Side

Spanning 122.82 kilometers on the lunar far side, Weyl is heavily eroded and crossed by rays from the crater Ohm.

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type
crater
Coordinates
15.97° N · 120.53° W
Diameter
122.82 km
IAU approval
1970/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-71 · Michelson

Geological Chronicle

Weyl is a lunar impact crater measuring 122.82 kilometers in diameter on the far side of the Moon, positioned behind the western limb as seen from Earth. It lies to the east-southeast of the larger crater Fersman, with Kamerlingh Onnes to the southeast and Shternberg to the northeast.

The crater is heavily eroded, featuring a damaged outer rim. Multiple craters mark the rim and the interior, including a pair of small craters in the western half.

Most of Weyl is overlain by a portion of the ray system from the crater Ohm, situated to the east-southeast of Shternberg. The feature is named for German-American mathematician Hermann Weyl.

Scientific Sources & References

Name Origin

Hermann; German-American mathematician (1885-1955).

Interactive Lunar Surface

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