Vening Meinesz is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The northern inner wall of this crater lies along the lunar equator. To the north of this formation is the larger crater Mandel'shtam, and slightly farther to the south is the larger Keeler. Dewar is located less than one crater diameter to the southeast of Vening Meinesz.
Lunar Orbiter 2 image
Most of Vening Meinesz, from Apollo 11
Oblique view facing south, from Apollo 16
Vening Meinesz W, from Apollo 11
Mandelʹshtam is the remains of a large crater on the Moon's far side named after Leonid Mandelstam. Nearly attached to the northeast outer rim is the crater Papaleksi. To the south lies the crater Vening Meinesz.
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 1 image, at the terminator
Lunar Orbiter 2 image. Mandelʹshtam A is in the center of Mandelʹshtam, and Mandelʹshtam R is similar in size to A and to the left, and it overlies the smaller Mandelʹshtam T.
Oblique Apollo 13 image
The floor of Mandelʹshtam, showing a typical highlands scarp at right. From Apollo 16.