Suess (lunar crater)
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This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, see Suess (Martian crater).
Suess is a small lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a higher albedo than the surroundings. The closest significant crater is Reiner, about 150 kilometers to the west-northwest. The lunar mare that surrounds Suess is marked by the rays radiating from the crater Kepler to the east-northeast.
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Coordinates | 4.4°N 47.6°W / 4.4; -47.6 |
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Diameter | 9 km |
Depth | 0.5 km |
Colongitude | 48° at sunrise |
Eponym | Eduard Suess |
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The long, sinuous rille named Rima Suess begins about 30 kilometers to the east of Suess, and winds its way in a generally north-northwesterly direction for a length of almost 200 kilometers.