Recht (crater)

Recht (crater)

Apollo 16 mapping camera image
Coordinates	9°48′N 124°00′E / 9.8°N 124.0°ECoordinates: 9°48′N 124°00′E / 9.8°N 124.0°E
Diameter	20 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	236° at sunrise
Eponym	Albert W. Recht

Oblique view from Apollo 10

Apollo 16 panoramic camera image of Ostwald crater, with Recht at lower right

Recht is a small impact crater on the far side of the Moon. Is lies across the eastern rim of the much larger crater Ostwald. To the northeast of Recht is Meshcherskiy.

This is a bowl-shaped formation with an interior floor that is less than half the diameter of the crater. The inner walls have a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, while the interior floor is about the same shade of grey.

References

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External links

• "Featured Image: Boulder in Recht Crater". Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA. March 8, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
• LTO-65B4 Recht