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Roberts (crater)

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Roberts
Clementine mosaic
Coordinates71°06′N 174°30′W / 71.1°N 174.5°W / 71.1; -174.5
Diameter89 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude177° at sunrise
Eponym

Roberts is a lunar impact crater that is located in the far northern latitudes on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Karpinskiy, and to the northwest of Sommerfeld. To the north is Thiessen.

This is a heavily worn and eroded crater with a rounded outer rim that is incised and damaged by multiple smaller craters. Little of the original rim still remains besides a rounded and irregular ridge in the surface. The interior floor is also marked by a number of small craters, the most notable being a crater near the south-southeastern inner wall.

Satellite craters

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

Roberts Latitude Longitude Diameter
M 68.2° N 174.3° W 46 km
N 69.0° N 176.3° W 49 km
P 67.4° N 178.7° E 30 km
Q 68.9° N 177.3° E 19 km
R 69.9° N 178.4° E 59 km

References

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