Petermann (crater)

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Petermann is an impact crater on the northeastern edge of the moon 's front panel. It is located north of the crater Cusanus and east of Baillaud (crater ). To the west of Petermann then there is the much larger, but much eroded craters Petermann R. The crater walls of Petermann are somewhat eroded and still show terraces. The crater floor is flat without central mountain.

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 by the German geographer August Petermann. Was introduced in the name of Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt.