König is a

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on the southwest

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. It was named after Austrian mathematician and astronomer

Rudolf König Rudolf König (18 August 1865 – 30 January 1927) was an Austrian merchant, amateur astronomer and selenography, selenographer. Biography König was born in Vienna and received his technical education in Leipzig. He was the son of Georg Kö ...

. It lies to the southwest of the prominent crater Bullialdus, and northwest of the flooded Kies. The rim of König is somewhat

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al in outline, with a small outward bulge to the south and only a slight outer

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. The crater interior is rough and irregular, with a negligible central peak. The material along the inner sides has slumped to the floor forming a ring of debris around the small central floor.

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 König.

References

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