Doerfel

Lat: 69.1°S, Long: 107.9°W, Diam: 68 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside), Upper Imbrian

Left: Clementine image from Map-A-Planet. Right: Color-coded topography LAC 143 image from USGS Digital Atlas.

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Named for Georg Samuel Doerfel, a German astronomer (1643-1688).
The name Montes Doerfel, for some peaks seen at the limb, was given by Johann Schröter and adopted by the IAU. Although later discontinued it was printed on some of the modern moon maps. The crater Doerfel is in the same general area.

Hill, Harold - A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings, Cambridge 1991, pages 130-131 (Bailly and the Doerfels).