Auwers is a small
lunarimpact crater located in the
Montes Haemus mountain range at the south edge of
Mare Serenitatis. It is named after German astronomer
Arthur Auwers.[1] It lies southeast of the crater
Menelaus. The irregular rim of Auwers has a gap at the north-northwest edge, which allowed
lava flows to reach the crater floor and flood the interior.
Satellite craters
Auwers and its Satellite cratersAn image captured by the
Apollo 15 mission.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Auwers.
Auwers
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
13.8° N
18.3° E
8 km
References
^"Auwers (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.