Petzval (Moon)

Named after Joseph von Petzval - Austrian optician (1807-1891).

Petzval is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern latitudes 's far side. This crater is located to the south of the larger Lippmann, and to the north of Doerfel. It was namer after the Hungarian-German inventor Joseph Petzval. This is a moderately worn crater formation with features that have become rounded and less well defined due to impact erosion. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 248 km

Lippmann Q

MRV
3 Hours 53 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 16 Hours

N 135 km

Lippmann(last)

MRV
2 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 13 Hours

NE 102 km

Petzval C

MRV
1 Hour 35 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 22 Hours

W 285 km

Watson G

MRV
4 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 9 Hours

Petzval

-62.73° N 249.17° E

E 525 km

Blanchard

MRV
8 Hours 12 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 22 Hours

SW 306 km

Doerfel S

MRV
4 Hours 47 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 19 Hours

S 94 km

Doerfel(next)

MRV
1 Hour 28 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 18 Hours

SE 677 km

Hausen

MRV
10 Hours 34 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 19 Hours

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