page_title: Schmidt (lunar crater)
hierarchical_section_title: Schmidt (lunar crater)
caption_attribution_description: English: Sabine, Ritter, and Schmidt on the moon. On page 97 of The Moon as Viewed by Lunar Orbiter (L. J. Kosofsky and Farouk El-Baz, NASA SP-200, 1970), a substantial portion of this image is shown with the following caption: "The unusual craters Sabine (right, 30 kilometers across) and Ritter, at the southwest edge of Mare Tranquilitatis. A possible volcanic origin of these craters is suggested by their relatively high floors, arcuate internal ridges, apparent lack of secondary craters, and close resemblance to each other. These characteristics resemble those of terrestrial calderas. Similar pairs exist on the moon's far side. Location: 1 (deg) 40' N, 19 (deg) 40' E. Framelet width: 12 kilometers."
context_page_description: Schmidt is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the southwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, to the southwest of the Ritter–Sabine crater pair. It was named after German astronomer Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, German optician Bernhard Schmidt and Soviet astronomer Otto Schmidt. This formation is circular and bowl-shaped, with little appearance of wear due to subsequent impacts. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, giving it a light appearance. The exterior consists of hummocky terrain with many boulders, ranging up to 100 m or more in diameter.
context_section_description: Schmidt is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the southwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, to the southwest of the Ritter–Sabine crater pair. It was named after German astronomer Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, German optician Bernhard Schmidt and Soviet astronomer Otto Schmidt. This formation is circular and bowl-shaped, with little appearance of wear due to subsequent impacts. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, giving it a light appearance. The exterior consists of hummocky terrain with many boulders, ranging up to 100 m or more in diameter.
caption: Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Sabine (right of center), Ritter (left of center), and Schmidt (lower left) craters
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