Ehrlich (crater)
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Ehrlich is a small
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impact crater named after the German scientist Paul Ehrlich. It is located in the northern
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on the Moon's
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. It lies within a rugged region that has been extensively bombarded by impacts of comparable size. Ehrlich lies about midway between the craters
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to the south and the heavily worn
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to the north. This is a worn crater with features that have become softened and rounded due to bombardment. A pair of small craters are attached to the exterior along the southern rim. The interior floor and inner walls are nearly featureless and there are no impacts of note within the rim.


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 Ehrlich.


References

* * * * * * * * * * * * Impact craters on the Moon Paul Ehrlich {{Craters on the Moon: C-F