Väisälä (crater)
![]() Lunar crater Väisälä as seen by Lunar Orbiter 4 in 1967 | |
Coordinates | 25°54′N 47°48′W / 25.9°N 47.8°WCoordinates: 25°54′N 47°48′W / 25.9°N 47.8°W |
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Diameter | 8 km |
Depth | unknown |
Colongitude | 48° at sunrise |
Eponym | Yrjö Väisälä |
Väisälä is a tiny lunar impact crater located on a rise in the Oceanus Procellarum. Sharing the same continental island are the brilliant crater Aristarchus to the south-southeast and Herodotus to the south-southwest. Väisälä lies just to the west of the Rupes Toscanelli fault line, and the Rimae Aristarchus rille system. To the southwest is the notable Vallis Schröteri cleft.
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The crater area with mineral postprocessing (VDVF-daytime acquisition)
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Oblique view from Apollo 15
This formation is circular and cup-shaped, with a higher albedo than the surrounding dark surface. It was previously designated Aristarchus A before being named after prolific Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä by the IAU.
See also[]
- 1573 Väisälä , minor planet
- 2804 Yrjö, minor planet
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Categories:
- LQ10 quadrangle
- Impact craters on the Moon