Moltke (crater)

Moltke

Moltke from Apollo 10. NASA photo.
Coordinates	0°36′S 24°12′E / 0.6°S 24.2°ECoordinates: 0°36′S 24°12′E / 0.6°S 24.2°E
Diameter	6.5 km
Depth	1.3 km
Colongitude	336° at sunrise
Eponym	Helmuth Graf von Moltke

High-resolution view from Lunar Orbiter 5

Moltke is a lunar impact crater located near the southern edge of the Mare Tranquillitatis. This is a small, bowl-shaped crater surrounded by a bright halo of higher-albedo material. Just to the south lies the rille system named Rimae Hypatia. These follow a course running roughly east-southeast to west-northwest, and have a length of approximately 180 kilometers.

About 50 kilometers to the northeast of this crater is the landing site of Apollo 11.

The crater is named after Helmuth von Moltke the Elder.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Moltke.

Möltke	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	1.0° S	23.2° E	4 km
B	1.0° S	25.2° E	5 km

External links

• Impact Melt Boundary within Moltke, from LROC
• Lunar Orbiter 3 Frame 072, very high resolution view of east rim of Moltke
• Lunar Orbiter 5 Frame 071, high resolution view of Moltke and Apollo 11 landing site

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