Lichtenberg R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Lichtenberg

Named after Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - German physicist (1742-1799).

Lichtenberg is an isolated lunar crater located in the western part of the Oceanus Procellarum. The nearest crater of note is Briggs to the south. Lichtenberg has a small system of rays, a characteristic of Copernican age craters. The rays extend to the north and west of the crater but not elsewhere. (wikipedia entry)