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| Coordinates | 29°01′N 45°37′W / 29.02°N 45.61°W |
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| Diameter | 22.87 km (14.21 mi) |
| Depth | 1.1 km |
| Colongitude | 46° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Johann N. Krieger |
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Krieger is a lunar impact crater on the eastern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. It is located to the north-northwest of the flooded crater Prinz, and north-northeast of the prominent ray crater Aristarchus. To the northwest lies the small Wollaston. The crater was formally named in 1935.[1]
In the past the floor of Krieger has been flooded by basaltic lava, leaving only a low, circular, somewhat polygonal ridge formed by the rim. The southern rim is broken across by the small Van Biesbroeck, and there is a small gap in the western rim. A meandering rille leads away from this break toward the northwest.
Krieger is a crater of Upper (Late) Imbrian age.[2]
- ^ "Krieger". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ 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 11.2.