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Recht (crater)

Coordinates: 9°48′N 124°00′E / 9.8°N 124.0°E / 9.8; 124.0
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Recht
Apollo 16 mapping camera image
Coordinates9°48′N 124°00′E / 9.8°N 124.0°E / 9.8; 124.0
Diameter20 km
Depth2.5 km[1]
Colongitude236° at sunrise
EponymAlbert W. Recht

Recht is a small impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It was named after the American mathematician and astronomer Albert William Recht.[2] Is lies across the eastern rim of the much larger crater Ostwald. To the northeast of Recht is Meshcherskiy.

This is a bowl-shaped formation with an interior floor that is less than half the diameter of the crater. The inner walls have a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, while the interior floor is about the same shade of grey.

References

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  1. ^ LTO-65B4 Recht
  2. ^ "Recht (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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