Michelson W (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Michelson

Named after Albert Abraham Michelson - German-American physicist; Nobel laureate (1852-1931).

Michelson is a crater on the far side. It lies along the northeastern outer rim of the huge walled plain Hertzsprung, and to the southwest of the crater Kolhörster. This is a heavily eroded crater formation with multiple impacts along the rim edge and within the interior. The rim is roughly circular, but has been rendered uneven due to these smaller craters. (wikipedia entry)