Hertzsprung R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Hertzsprung

Named after Ejnar Hertzsprung - Danish astronomer (1873-1967).

Hertzsprung is an enormous lunar crater, or impact basin, on the far side , beyond the western limb. In dimension, this formation is larger than several of the lunar mare areas on the near side. It lies in the northwestern fringe of the blast radius of the Mare Orientale impact basin. Nearby craters of note include Michelson across the northeast rim, Vavilov across the western rim, and Lucretius to the southeast. (wikipedia entry)