Wollaston U (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Wollaston

Named after William Hyde Wollaston - British chemist, physicist (1766-1828).

Wollaston is a small lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. To the northwest is the similar Nielsen. To the southeast is the somewhat larger Krieger. There are several small rilles to the southwest , forming part of the Rimae Prinz. (wikipedia entry)