Oersted (crater)

Oersted

LRO mosaic
Coordinates	43°06′N 47°12′E / 43.1°N 47.2°E / 43.1; 47.2
Diameter	42 km
Depth	None
Colongitude	42° at sunrise
Eponym	Hans C. Ørsted

Oersted is a lunar impact crater that has been flooded by lava, leaving only a crescent-shaped rim with a gap to the southwest. The rim climbs to a maximum height of 1.7 km. This feature lies to the southeast of the crater Atlas, and southwest of Chevallier. To the south-southwest is Cepheus.

The northern rim of Oersted is overlain by a broken, lava-flooded craterlet. Just to the south is a younger, still-intact crater named Oersted A that was formed after Oersted was flooded. To the northwest, the flooded crater Oersted P is attached to the northwest arm of the outer rim.