Weiss E (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Weiss

Named after Edmund Weiss - German astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1837-1917).

Weiss is a lunar crater along the southern edge of the Mare Nubium. Nearly attached to the southwest rim is the crater Cichus, and Pitatus lies just over one crater diameter to the east-northeast. To the east-southeast lies the eroded Wurzelbauer. The northern rim of this crater has been removed and the interior flooded by lava, leaving a nearly featureless surface. (wikipedia entry)