Ideler (crater)
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Ideler is a small lunar
impact crater
in the low southern latitudes of the Moon
. This formation is visible from the Earth
, but it appears somewhat foreshortened due to its location. The crater lies just to the northeast of the larger crater Baco
, and west-northwest of the prominent Pitiscus
. To the west-northwest of Ideler is Breislak
.
This feature forms part of a nearly matched crater pair with Ideler L, which Ideler intrudes upon along its eastern flank. The smaller satellite crater Baco R is nearly attached to the opposite, western rim. The remainder of the rim is worn, with a pair of small craterlets along the northern rim and inner wall. The interior floor is nearly featureless.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
in the low southern latitudes of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. This formation is visible from the Earth
Earth
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, but it appears somewhat foreshortened due to its location. The crater lies just to the northeast of the larger crater Baco
Baco (crater)
Baco is a lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged southern highlands on the near side of the Moon. The rim and inner wall has been eroded and worn by countless minor impacts since the original formation of the crater. As a result any terraces have been worn smooth and the rim is overlaid by...
, and west-northwest of the prominent Pitiscus
Pitiscus (crater)
Pitiscus is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern part of the Moon's near side, just to the northwest of the larger crater Hommel. The crater is worn, but still forms a prominent feature upon the surface. The rim is roughly circular, but appears oval from the Earth due to foreshortening....
. To the west-northwest of Ideler is Breislak
Breislak (crater)
Breislak is a lunar crater that lies within one crater diameter north-northwest of the crater Baco, in the southern part of the Moon. To the north-northwest is the crater Barocius, and to the west lies Clairaut...
.
This feature forms part of a nearly matched crater pair with Ideler L, which Ideler intrudes upon along its eastern flank. The smaller satellite crater Baco R is nearly attached to the opposite, western rim. The remainder of the rim is worn, with a pair of small craterlets along the northern rim and inner wall. The interior floor is nearly featureless.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Ideler.| Ideler | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 50.1° S | 22.0° E | 11 km |
| B | 50.6° S | 22.3° E | 11 km |
| C | 51.2° S | 23.2° E | 7 km |
| L | 49.2° S | 23.6° E | 36 km |
| M | 48.8° S | 25.6° E | 20 km |