Silberschlag (crater)

Silberschlag

Coordinates 6°12′N 12°30′E / 6.2°N 12.5°E / 6.2; 12.5Coordinates: 6°12′N 12°30′E / 6.2°N 12.5°E / 6.2; 12.5
Diameter 13 km
Depth 2.5 km
Colongitude 348° at sunrise
Eponym Johann E. Silberschlag
Silberschlag (below and left of center) and Rima Ariadaeus from Apollo 10. NASA photo.

Silberschlag is a small, circular Impact crater in the central portion of the Moon. It lies between the craters Agrippa to the southwest and Julius Caesar to the northeast. Silberschlag is bowl-shaped and is joined at the northern rim by a small ridge.

Just to the north is the prominent Rima Ariadaeus, a wide, linear rille that runs toward the east-southeast. This cleft is about 220 kilometers in length, and continues to the edge of Mare Tranquillitatis to the east.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Silberschlag.

Silberschlag Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 6.9° N 13.2° E 7 km
D 7.5° N 11.2° E 4 km
E 5.2° N 12.8° E 4 km
G 5.7° N 13.8° E 3 km
P 6.7° N 12.0° E 25 km
S 8.0° N 12.1° E 34 km

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