Nasmyth (crater)
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Nasmyth is a lunar impact crater located near the southwestern limb of the Moon. It is attached to the southeast rim of the flooded crater Wargentin, and the southern half is overlain by the larger Ph
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Earth-based view with Nasmyth, Phocylides, and Wargentin at right and Schickard in upper left.
Schiller-Zucchius Basin
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The Schiller-Zucchius Basin is a Pre-Nectarian impact basin on the near side of the Moon. It is named after the elongated crater Schiller at the northeast margin and fresh crater Zucchius near the sou
Nasmyth (crater)
…and the rim low. There is no central peak within the crater, but the floor is impacted by some small craterlets. Nasmyth lies to the northwest of the Schiller-Zucchius Basin. By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Nasmyth…
Lunar Orbiter 4 image showing most of the basin, highlighted in red
Earth-based image showing the basin with labeled features