Guericke is the remnant of a

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at the north part of the

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. It is named after German scientist

Otto von Guericke Otto von Guericke ( , , ; spelled Gericke until 1666; November 20, 1602 – May 11, 1686 ; November 30, 1602 – May 21, 1686 ) was a German scientist, inventor, and politician. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental me ...

. To the north-northwest lies the large

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crater, along with the co-joined craters

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and Bonpland. To the east are the craters Kundt and

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. The surviving rim of Guericke has been worn, battered, and partly submerged by the

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that covers the floor. The wall is now little more than a circular series of ridges that join with rises that flow to the north, northwest, and south. The flooded crater remnant Guericke F is attached to the southwest exterior. The interior flood has a few small rises in the otherwise nearly flat surface. Two craters (Guericke D and H) mark the floor in the southwest quadrant.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Guericke. File:Guericke B crater 4120 h2.jpg, Guericke B from

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The following craters have been renamed by the

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. * Guericke C — ''See'' Kundt.

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External links

Guericke at The Moon Wiki

* {{cite web, last = Wood , first = Chuck , date = May 12, 2006 , url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060512 , title = LPOD is Back Again , publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day , url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614233616/http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060512, archive-date=June 14, 2011 Impact craters on the Moon

Satellite craters

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