Naumann G (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Naumann

Named after Karl Friedrich Naumann - German geologist (1797-1873).

Naumann is a lunar impact crater located on the Oceanus Procellarum in the northwest sector. It is a bowl-shaped, symmetrical crater with a high-albedo rim. There are no notable impact craters overlaying the rim edge or the interior. The nearest named craters are Lichtenberg to the southwest and Nielsen to the southeast. (wikipedia entry)