König is a
lunar
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impact crater on the southwest
Mare Nubium. It was named after Austrian mathematician and astronomer
Rudolf König
Rudolf König (18 August 1865 – 30 January 1927) was an Austrian merchant, amateur astronomer and selenographer.
Biography
König was born in Vienna and received his technical education in Leipzig. He was the son of Georg König, a fur bu ...
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It lies to the southwest of the prominent crater
Bullialdus, and northwest of the flooded
Kies. The rim of König is somewhat
polygon
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al in outline, with a small outward bulge to the south and only a slight outer
rampart
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. The crater interior is rough and irregular, with a negligible central peak. The material along the inner sides has slumped to the floor forming a ring of debris around the small central floor.
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 König.
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Impact craters on the Moon