Sömmering (crater)
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Sömmering is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact crater on the eastern edge of the Mare Insularum. It was named after German doctor Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring.[1] To the southeast is the crater Mösting, and north of Sömmering lies a similar flooded crater designated Schröter. A rille designated Rima Schröter runs from the southeast of Schröter towards the east of Sömmering's outer rim.
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Coordinates | 0.1°N 7.5°W / 0.1; -7.5 |
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Diameter | 28 km |
Depth | 1.0 km |
Colongitude | 8° at sunrise |
Eponym | Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring |
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The western rim of this crater forms a slender arcing rise on the lunar mare, with a wide gap to the south and a narrow gap in the north. The eastern rim is much thicker in girth, and resembles a curved ridge. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless. The open southern end of this crater overlaps the lunar equator.