Scheiner is a lunarimpact crater that lies to the west of the enormous walled plain Clavius. To the southeast near the rim of Clavius is the crater Blancanus. The rim of Scheiner is worn, eroded, and marked with multiple impacts. It is most heavily worn in the northern part, where a cluster of craterlets covers the entrance to a low valley leading to the north. The floor of the crater has several craterlets, including Scheiner A that lies near the midpoint. There is also a low ridge crossing part of the eastern 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 Scheiner.
Scheiner
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
60.4° S
28.2° W
12 km
B
59.5° S
33.3° W
29 km
C
60.0° S
30.7° W
13 km
D
60.7° S
32.1° W
17 km
E
63.4° S
29.3° W
24 km
F
56.7° S
25.0° W
6 km
G
62.5° S
28.2° W
14 km
H
56.2° S
27.2° W
9 km
J
59.5° S
28.4° W
12 km
K
58.0° S
25.9° W
7 km
L
65.8° S
35.1° W
9 km
M
65.8° S
33.4° W
10 km
P
62.6° S
31.0° W
11 km
Q
58.7° S
29.4° W
8 km
R
58.0° S
24.2° W
8 km
S
58.4° S
25.3° W
7 km
T
60.9° S
34.8° W
12 km
U
60.9° S
36.0° W
7 km
V
60.6° S
36.7° W
5 km
W
60.3° S
37.5° W
6 km
X
59.6° S
24.8° W
7 km
Y
59.1° S
25.2° W
9 km
References
Wood, Chuck (July 12, 2007). "A Real Scheiner". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID122125855.
