Holetschek (crater)

Holetschek

LRO image
Coordinates	27°36′S 150°54′E / 27.6°S 150.9°E / -27.6; 150.9
Diameter	38 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	209° at sunrise
Eponym	Johann Holetschek

Holetschek is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, to the south-southeast of the huge walled plain Gagarin. To the east of Holetschek is the crater Sierpinski. To the west-southwest is the larger satellite crater Holetschek R.

The perimeter of this crater forms a nearly symmetric circle, with a slight outward bulge to the south-southeast. The rim is not significantly eroded, but a small craterlet is attached to the northern rim, joining it to the satellite crater Holetschek Z to the north. The inner walls are slumped in places, forming a pile of talus along the western base. The interior floor is otherwise relatively featureless.