Shternberg is an eroded
lunar impact crater
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on the
Moon
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's
far side. It lies just to the west-northwest of the crater
Ohm
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, and is completely covered by higher-
albedo
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material from the
ray system that surrounds Ohm. To the west-southwest of Shternberg is
Weyl
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, and to the west-northwest is
Comstock. Less than one crater diameter to the northeast of Shternberg is
Comrie.
This crater has been heavily worn and eroded by subsequent impacts. A small crater overlies the northern rim and there is a short arc of smaller craters running south of this impact across the interior floor of Shternberg. The rim has also been damaged along the eastern side and to the southwest. The interior floor is pock-marked by a number of small craterlets.
In some older sources this crater is listed as Sternberg.
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 Shternberg.
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Impact craters on the Moon