Poczobutt R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Poczobutt

Named after Martin Odlanicky Poczobutt - Polish astronomer (1728-1810).

Poczobutt is a large lunar impact crater on the far side , just beyond the northwestern limb in an area occasionally brought into sight due to libration effects. This is a damaged formation that is partly overlain by several named craters. Across the rim to the north-northeast is the crater Smoluchowski. The crater Zsigmondy overlies the northeastern rim, and Omar Khayyam is located in the western part 's interior. (wikipedia entry)