Doerfel

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Doerfel

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

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




Images

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Maps

(LAC zone 143A3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


Description: Wikipedia

Doerfel

Additional Information


Nomenclature

  • 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.


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Bibliography

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