Wollaston (crater)

Wollaston

Oblique Apollo 15 image
Coordinates 30°36′N 46°54′W / 30.6°N 46.9°W / 30.6; -46.9Coordinates: 30°36′N 46°54′W / 30.6°N 46.9°W / 30.6; -46.9
Diameter 10 km
Depth 1.0 km
Colongitude 47° at sunrise
Eponym William H. Wollaston
Detail of the above image
Wollaston (upper left) and Krieger (bottom) from Apollo 15. NASA photo.

Wollaston is a relatively small lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. To the northwest is the similar Nielsen. To the southeast is the somewhat larger Krieger. There are several small rilles to the southwest of Wollaston, forming part of the Rimae Prinz.

This is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a higher albedo than the surrounding mare. It has a raised rim that is free from impact erosion, and is surrounded by a small radial skirt of ejecta. The crater has not been significantly eroded by subsequent impacts.

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 Wollaston.

Wollaston Latitude Longitude Diameter
D 33.1° N 48.7° W 5 km
N 28.3° N 48.1° W 6 km
P 29.3° N 49.9° W 5 km
R 29.5° N 50.8° W 6 km
U 31.0° N 52.9° W 3 km
V 30.9° N 54.0° W 4 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

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