Stein (crater)
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Stein is an elongated impact crater
formation that lies just to the east of the larger crater Tiselius
, on the far side of the Moon
. Farther to the east-southeast of Stein lies Krasovskiy
.
This crater has an asymmetrical shape with an outward bulge along the north-northeastern rim. The resulting crater is roughly egg-shaped, with a wide ledge along the north-northwestern floor. The remaining crater is a bowl-shaped feature with simple slopes along the inner walls and a nearly featureless interior floor. The outer rim has not been significantly eroded, and is marked only by a tiny craterlet along the southern edge. There are small craterlets along the base of the inner wall along the north-northwestern side.
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...
formation that lies just to the east of the larger crater Tiselius
Tiselius (crater)
Tiselius is a lunar impact crater that lies just to the east of Valier, on the Moon's far side. The craters Tiselius and Valier are separated by only a few kilometers...
, on the far side of the Moon
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. Farther to the east-southeast of Stein lies Krasovskiy
Krasovskiy (crater)
Krasovsky is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located about three crater diameters to the north-northwest of Daedalus. It is otherwise relatively isolated from impact craters of note, with the nearest comparable feature being Tiselius to the west-northwest.The rim of this crater...
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This crater has an asymmetrical shape with an outward bulge along the north-northeastern rim. The resulting crater is roughly egg-shaped, with a wide ledge along the north-northwestern floor. The remaining crater is a bowl-shaped feature with simple slopes along the inner walls and a nearly featureless interior floor. The outer rim has not been significantly eroded, and is marked only by a tiny craterlet along the southern edge. There are small craterlets along the base of the inner wall along the north-northwestern side.
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 Stein.| Stein | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 8.9° N | 178.8° W | 27 km |
| K | 5.2° N | 180.0° W | 20 km |
| L | 4.6° N | 179.8° W | 15 km |
| M | 3.8° N | 178.8° E | 28 km |
| N | 2.2° N | 178.5° E | 16 km |