Paneth is a
lunar
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Lunar may also refer to:
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impact crater that is located on the
far side
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of the
Moon
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, just beyond the northwestern limb. It lies just to the north-northeast of the crater
Smoluchowski, and to the east-southeast of
Boole
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on the near side.
The rim of Paneth is worn, but only moderately; the edge remains well-defined and marked only by small craters along the northwest and southeast. This formation partly overlies a shallower crater Paneth K along the southeast of the rim. Only a narrow strip of terrain separates Paneth from Smoluchowski, and this ground is marked by an elongated crater and a short
rille.
The interior floor has a central peak formation near the midpoint and a pair of small craters along the eastern rim. The inner surface is otherwise relatively flat and marked only by tiny craterlets.
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 Paneth.
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Impact craters on the Moon
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