Reinhold is a prominent lunar impact crater that lies to the south-southwest of the crater Copernicus, on the Mare Insularum. It was named after 16th century German astronomer and mathematician Erasmus Reinhold.[1] To the southwest is the slightly smaller crater Lansberg.

Reinhold
Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Reinhold (center) and Reinhold B (upper right)
(triangular spot is blemish on original)
Coordinates3°17′N 22°52′W / 3.28°N 22.86°W / 3.28; -22.86
Diameter43.28 km
Depth3.3 km
Colongitude23° at sunrise
EponymErasmus Reinhold
The crater area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique view from Apollo 12
Crater Reinhold by Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann (1878)

The interior walls are terraced and the irregular outer ramparts are visible against the flat surface of the mare. The interior floor is relatively featureless, with only a few low rises. Just to the northeast is a low, flooded crater designated Reinhold B.

Reinhold is a crater of Eratosthenian age.[2]

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on current lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Reinhold.

Reinhold Latitude Longitude Diameter
main 3.3° N 22.8° W 48 km
A 4.1° N 21.7° W 4 km
B 4.3° N 21.7° W 26 km
C 4.4° N 24.5° W 4 km
D 2.6° N 24.5° W 2 km
F 3.4° N 21.4° W 5 km
G 4.8° N 19.8° W 3 km
H 4.2° N 20.9° W 4 km
N 1.6° N 25.4° W 4 km

References

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  1. ^ "Reinhold (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 12.2.
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