Richards (lunar crater)
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| Coordinates | 7°42′N 140°06′E / 7.7°N 140.1°ECoordinates: 7°42′N 140°06′E / 7.7°N 140.1°E |
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| Diameter | 16 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 220° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Theodore W. Richards |
Richards is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the northern interior of the walled plain Mendeleev, on the far side of the Moon. It lies about half-way between the craters Bergman to the west-southwest and Fischer to the east, both also within Mendeleev's interior.
This is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a small interior floor at the midpoint of the sloping inner walls. The interior sides have a higher albedo than the surroundings. There is a small crater situated along the north-northeastern edge of the rim. The crater chain named Catena Mendeleev passes just to the west of Richards, continuing in a line of small craters from the southwestern edge of Mendeleev.
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