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Heinrich (crater)
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Heinrich is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Imbrium, a lunar mare in the northwest quadrant of the Moon's near side. It was named after Czechoslovakian astronomer Wladimir Wáclav Heinrich [es].[1] It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation very similar to many other craters of comparable size on the Moon.
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Coordinates | 24.8°N 15.3°W / 24.8; -15.3 |
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Diameter | 6 km |
Depth | 1.4 km |
Colongitude | 16° at sunrise |
Eponym | Wladimir Wáclav Heinrich [es] |
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Heinrich lies to the southwest of the prominent crater Timocharis, and was previously designated as Timocharis A before being given its current name by the IAU. It is otherwise a relatively isolated formation with only a few tiny satellite craters of Timocharis located nearby.