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Olbers (crater)

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The rim of Olbers is somewhat worn, with notches to the north, east, and south. The interior floor is relatively flat, especially toward the eastern rim, and is not marked by notable craterlets. The floor is covered by
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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".
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Olbers.
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Lunar Orbiter 4
Coordinates
7°24′N 75°54′W / 7.4°N 75.9°W / 7.4; -75.9
Diameter
Depth
Colongitude
Eponym
Heinrich W. M. Olbers
lunar
impact crater
Oceanus Procellarum
Moon
Hevelius
Hedin
Riccioli
Earth
ray material
Glushko
IAU
Glushko (crater)
Whitaker, E. A.
NASA
"Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature"
USGS
Bussey, B.
Spudis, P.
Cambridge University Press
ISBN
978-0-521-81528-4

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