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Lindbergh (crater)

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Crater on the Moon Feature on the moon
Lindbergh
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates5°24′S 52°54′E / 5.4°S 52.9°E / -5.4; 52.9
Diameter12 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude308° at sunrise
EponymCharles A. Lindbergh
Oblique view from Apollo 15
High-resolution view from Apollo 16

Lindbergh is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the western part of the Mare Fecunditatis. It lies to the west of the flooded crater Bilharz, and northeast of Ibn Battuta. Lindbergh was previously designated Messier G before being given its name by the IAU. The unusual elongated crater Messier lies about 150 km to the northwest.

This is an isolated crater that is entirely surrounded by lunar mare. It is circular and bowl-shaped, with an interior floor that is about half the diameter of the crater. The inner walls slope gently down to the floor, and lacks notable features or impacts.

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