Stein (lunar crater)
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| Coordinates | 7°12′N 179°00′E / 7.2°N 179.0°ECoordinates: 7°12′N 179°00′E / 7.2°N 179.0°E |
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| Diameter | 33 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 179° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Johan W. J. A. Stein |
Stein is an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to the east of the larger crater Tiselius, on the far side of the Moon. Farther to the east-southeast of Stein lies Krasovskiy.
This crater has an asymmetrical shape with an outward bulge along the north-northeastern rim. The resulting crater is roughly egg-shaped, with a wide ledge along the north-northwestern floor. The remaining crater is a bowl-shaped feature with simple slopes along the inner walls and a nearly featureless interior floor. The outer rim has not been significantly eroded, and is marked only by a tiny craterlet along the southern edge. There are small craterlets along the base of the inner wall along the north-northwestern side.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Stein.
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