Van Biesbroeck crater lies across the southern rim of
Krieger crater. Southeast of Krieger are the small craters Rocco and Ruth (5 km and 3 km in diameter).
Apollo 15 photo.
Van Biesbroeck is a small
lunarimpact crater that interrupts the southern rim of the
lava-flooded crater
Krieger, in the
Oceanus Procellarum. The crater is circular and symmetrical, with sloping inner walls that run down to a small interior floor. Van Biesbroeck was designated Krieger B before the
IAU gave it a unique name in 1976.[1]
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.