Oppenheimer R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Oppenheimer

Named after J. (Julius) Robert Oppenheimer - American physicist (1904-1967).

Oppenheimer is a large lunar crater that lies on the Far side. It lies along the western outer rampart of the immense walled plain Apollo. Nearby features of note include the dark-floored crater Maksutov to the southwest, and Davisson to the west-southwest. The latter intrudes into the eastern rim of Leibnitz, a feature about 20% larger than Oppenheimer. (wikipedia entry)