Wichmann (crater)
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Wichmann is a bowl-shaped lunar impact crater. It was named after German astronomer Moritz L. G. Wichmann.[1] It is located in the southern half of Oceanus Procellarum on a low plateau formed from a wrinkle ridge, Dorsa Ewing.
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Coordinates | 7.5°S 38.1°W / -7.5; -38.1 |
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Diameter | 10 km |
Colongitude | 38° at sunrise |
Eponym | Moritz L. G. Wichmann |
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There is a small mountain chain to the north that curves away to the west that is designated Wichmann R; this is most likely the rim of a worn crater that was buried by the lava flow forming the mare. Additional low mountains lie to the south of the plateau on which Wichmann is situated.