Reinhold is a prominent

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that lies to the south-southwest of the crater

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, on the

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. It was named after 16th century German astronomer and mathematician

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. To the southwest is the slightly smaller crater Lansberg. The interior walls are

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d and the irregular outer ramparts are visible against the flat surface of the

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. The interior floor is relatively featureless, with only a few low rises. Just to the northeast is a low, flooded crater designated Reinhold B.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on current lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Reinhold.

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* * {{cite web , last = Wood , first = Chuck , date = November 19, 2007 , url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=20071119 , title = The Case of the Missing Peak , publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day , access-date = 2007-11-19 , url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121054318/http://www.lpod.org/?m=20071119, archive-date=November 21, 2007 Impact craters on the Moon

Satellite craters

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