Kästner (crater)
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Kästner is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, to the southwest of the Mare Smythii. Just to the northwest of Kästner is a walled plain named Gilbert. To the south
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Apollo 15 mapping camera image with high sun angle, showing degree of erosion of the rims
Oblique view centered on Kästner from Apollo 12, facing northwest
Oblique view from Apollo 14
Mare Smythii
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Mare Smythii is a lunar mare located along the equator on the easternmost edge of the Moon's near side, named for the 19th-century British astronomer William Henry Smyth. It is one of only two lunar m
Kästner (crater)
…Kästner is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, to the southwest of the Mare Smythii. Just to the northwest of Kästner is a walled plain named Gilbert. To the south is the prominent crater Ansgarius, and to the southwest lies La Pérouse…
Mare Smythii
View from Apollo 10
Oblique view from Apollo 16