Helmholtz (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the crater on Mars, see Helmholtz (Martian crater).
Helmholtz
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates68°06′S 64°06′E / 68.1°S 64.1°E / -68.1; 64.1
Diameter110.16 km
Colongitude300° at sunrise
EponymHermann von Helmholtz

Helmholtz is a lunar impact crater, approximately 110 kilometers in diameter, that is located near the south-southeast limb of the Moon. Attached to the south-southeast rim of Helmholtz is the somewhat smaller crater Neumayer. The larger crater Boussingault is nearly attached to the west-southwestern rim. The crater is named after German physicist and physician Hermann von Helmholtz[1]

  1. ^ "Helmholtz (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.