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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Finsch (crater)

Finsch is a relatively small lunar impact crater in the mid-part of Mare Serenitatis that has been almost completely (other than the crest of the rim) covered by the mare, forming a ghost crater in the lava plain. It was named after German zoologist Otto Finsch. It is located to the south-southeast of the crater Sarabhai and northeast of Bessel.

Oblique view of Finsch from Apollo 17
Location of Finsch crater in Mare Serenitatis

References

  1. ^ "Finsch (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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