Schuster (crater)


Schuster is a lunar impact crater that lies along the eastern rim of the much larger walled plain Mendeleev, on the far side of the Moon. To the east of Schuster is the crater Henderson, and to the southeast lies the large Chaplygin.
The schuster is a worn and eroded crater formation, with the most intact portion of the rim along the western half where it overlaps Mendeleev. There is a tight cluster of small craterlets along the northern inner wall and floor where the crater rim joins the rim of Mendeleev. The satellite craters Schuster N and Schuster R overlie the southwestern rim edge. At the midpoint of the crater interior is a central peak. The eastern half of the floor is pock-marked by small and tiny craterlets.
Prior to naming in 1970 by the IAU, this crater was known as Crater 218.

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 Schuster.
SchusterLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
J1.8° N149.6° E14 km
K1.3° N147.7° E17 km
N3.4° N145.8° E27 km
P1.9° N144.4° E16 km
Q1.0° N143.4° E45 km
R3.5° N144.8° E40 km
Y6.7° N145.5° E17 km