Ritz (crater)
Encyclopedia
Ritz is a lunar
impact crater
that is located on the far side of the Moon
, just beyond the eastern limb. This portion of the lunar surface is sometimes brought into view of the Earth
under favorable conditions of libration
and sunlight. The crater lies to the northwest of the prominent crater Sklodowska
.
This is a heavily worn and eroded crater formation that has not retained much of its original structure. The outer rim is an irregular circular ridge that surrounds the interior floor. There are a pair of small craterlets in the western part of the interior. The satellite crater Ritz B is nearly attached to the northeastern outer rim.
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...
that is located on the far side 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...
, just beyond the eastern limb. This portion of the lunar surface is sometimes brought into view of the Earth
Earth
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under favorable conditions of libration
Libration
In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.-Lunar libration:...
and sunlight. The crater lies to the northwest of the prominent crater Sklodowska
Sklodowska (lunar crater)
Sklodowska is a large lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies just past the southeastern limb, and can sometimes be viewed from Earth under favorable conditions of libration and illumination...
.
This is a heavily worn and eroded crater formation that has not retained much of its original structure. The outer rim is an irregular circular ridge that surrounds the interior floor. There are a pair of small craterlets in the western part of the interior. The satellite crater Ritz B is nearly attached to the northeastern outer rim.
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 Ritz.| Ritz | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 13.7° S | 92.8° E | 26 km |
| J | 16.0° S | 92.9° E | 11 km |