Bayer is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest section of the moon, to the east of Schiller crater. The rim of Bayer is slightly worn by erosion, but remains well-defined. There is an inner terrace, but the outer wall is intruded upon by nearby impacts. The most significant of these is 'Schiller H', with forms a ridge attaches to the northwest rim of Bayer. The floor of Bayer crater is relatively flat and lacks a central peak. There is a small but notable crater on the floor near the western wall. This crater has a breach in its northern rim.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing theletter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Bayer crater.
| Bayer
| Latitude
| Longitude
| Diameter
|
| A
| 51.3° S
| 30.3° W
| 18 km
|
| B
| 48.8° S
| 28.2° W
| 18 km
|
| C
| 49.7° S
| 31.2° W
| 22 km
|
| D
| 47.9° S
| 29.8° W
| 20 km
|
| E
| 51.7° S
| 32.3° W
| 29 km
|
| F
| 53.0° S
| 31.6° W
| 20 km
|
| G
| 51.7° S
| 35.3° W
| 7 km
|
| H
| 53.5° S
| 32.5° W
| 27 km
|
| J
| 52.5° S
| 33.6° W
| 18 km
|
| K
| 50.2° S
| 34.0° W
| 16 km
|
| L
| 47.5° S
| 33.6° W
| 14 km
|
| M
| 50.6° S
| 31.0° W
| 10 km
|
| N
| 48.3° S
| 29.2° W
| 9 km
|
| P
| 51.6° S
| 29.5° W
| 4 km
|
| R
| 52.5° S
| 35.5° W
| 9 km
|
| S
| 52.3° S
| 36.4° W
| 13 km
|
| T
| 49.2° S
| 30.1° W
| 8 km
|
| U
| 48.4° S
| 31.3° W
| 10 km
|
| V
| 47.5° S
| 31.6° W
| 9 km
|
| W
| 48.0° S
| 33.5° W
| 9 km
|
| X
| 53.4° S
| 33.6° W
| 8 km
|
| Y
| 49.2° S
| 35.7° W
| 31 km
|
| Z
| 49.0° S
| 33.4° W
| 7 km
|
Last updated: 05-21-2005 17:31:38
