Prinz (crater)

Prinz
Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Coordinates25°30′N 44°06′W / 25.5°N 44.1°W / 25.5; -44.1
Diameter46 km
Colongitude44° at sunrise
EponymWilhelm Prinz

Prinz is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum. It was named after German-Belgian astronomer Wilhelm Prinz [de].[1] The formation lies to the southwest of the prominent crater Aristarchus. To the north-northeast is the flooded crater Krieger.

The rim of Prinz is the most intact in its northeastern half, while a large gap exists in the southern end of the crater wall. The rim climbs to a maximum height of 1.0 km above the base. It is attached along the eastern rim by a low ridge that is part of the foothills of the small Montes Harbinger range to the northeast. The region of the mare about Prinz is marked by rays and secondary craters from Aristarchus.

Prinz area in selenochromatic format holding some normal (yellow)/pyroclastic(red) selenochromatic landmarks
View to southwest of craters Prinz (center top) and Aristarchus (upper right) from Apollo 15.
Northern rim of Prinz crater down to an oblique, close-up view of Vera crater and the associated rille, Rima Prinz.
  1. ^ "Prinz (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.