Van Biesbroeck (crater)

Van Biesbroeck (crater)

Van Biesbroeck across southern rim of Krieger (bottom center). NASA photo,
Coordinates	28.7°N 45.6°W / 28.7; -45.6
Diameter	10 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	46° at sunrise
Eponym	George A. Van Biesbroeck

Van Biesbroeck is a small lunar impact crater that interrupts the southern rim of the lava-flooded crater Krieger, in the Oceanus Procellarum. The crater is circular and symmetrical, with sloping inner walls that run down to a small interior floor. Van Biesbroeck was designated Krieger B before the IAU gave it a unique name.

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