Seeliger is a relatively small
lunarimpact crater that lies near the southeastern edge of
Sinus Medii. It was named after the German astronomer
Hugo von Seeliger.[1] This is a circular, cup-shaped feature that has not been appreciably worn by impact erosion. To the southeast is a
rille named the Rima Réaumur, following a line to the northwest. In the north is the 110-km-long Rima Oppolzer, which divides the
mare where Seeliger is situated from the remainder of the Sinus Medii.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Seeliger.
Seeliger
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
1.8° S
3.0° E
4 km
S
2.1° S
2.1° E
4 km
T
2.2° S
4.4° E
4 km
References
^"Seeliger (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.