Winlock W (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Winlock

Named after Joseph Winlock - American astronomer (1826-1875).

Winlock is a lunar impact crater on the far side , where it lies to the west of the large walled plain Lorentz. From the Earth this crater is located behind the northwestern limb, and just beyond the parts of the far side that are sometimes brought into view due to libration. This is a reasonably well-formed crater, although it has suffered some erosion. There is a small crater lying across the rim to the southwest, and a smaller crater across the northeastern rim. (wikipedia entry)