Lade W (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Lade

Named after Heinrich Eduard von Lade - German astronomer (1817-1904).

Lade is the remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava. To the north is the crater Godin, and in the south-southeast is the worn, lava-flooded Saunder. The southern rim has been completely covered or destroyed, and there are gaps in the thin southeast rim. The surviving crater wall is worn and somewhat hexagonal in outline. (wikipedia entry)