Weierstrass is a small
lunar impact crater that is attached to the northern rim of the walled plain
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
* Gilbert River (South ...
, in the eastern part of the
Moon. It also lies very near the crater
Van Vleck, a similar formation just to the southeast that is almost attached to the outer rim. Due to its location, the crater appears foreshortened as seen from the
Earth.
The crater has an oval-shaped outer rim that is longer along an east–west axis. There are some slumped shelves along the inner walls to the north and south. The interior floor is nearly featureless, with only a few tiny impacts. Neither the rim nor the interior are marked by impact craters of significance.
This crater was designated Gilbert N prior to being named by the
IAU in 1976.
Weierstrass
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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External links
LTO-81A2 Gilbert
— L&PI topographic map
Impact craters on the Moon