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Zöllner (crater)
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Zöllner is a lunar impact crater located to the west of Sinus Asperitatis. It was named after German astrophysicist and astronomer Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner.[1] To the north is the smaller crater Alfraganus and to the northwest lies the oval-shaped Taylor. Southeast of Zöllner is the smaller crater Kant.
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Coordinates | 8.0°S 18.9°E / -8.0; 18.9 |
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Diameter | 47 × 36 km |
Depth | 0.7 km |
Colongitude | 341° at sunrise |
Eponym | Johann K. F. Zöllner |
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The rim of Zöllner forms an irregular oval, with the formation being longer in a north–south direction. The wall is low and worn, with a distorted, crater-like depression attached to the southeast of the rim. The narrow floor still retains a central peak.
The Apollo 16 landing site is located about 80 kilometers west-southwest of the crater rim.