Wöhler

Wöhler

Lat: 38.2°S, Long: 31.4°E, Diam: 27 km, Depth: 2.06 km, Rükl 67

LO-IV-083H Wöhler is in the lower right. The elongated 11-km crater at the top is Wöhler B, while Wöhler A is the 8-km crater in the middle of the sinuous line at about 10 o’clock from the center of Wöhler. The other craters in this view are unnamed.

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Description

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Wöhler

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
 

• Arthur, 1974: 2.06 km
• Westfall, 2000: 2.06 km
• Viscardy, 1985: 2 km

Nomenclature

Friedrich; German chemist (1800-1882).
 

• According to Whitaker (p. 224), this name was introduced by Schmidt.

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