De Vries is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon relative to the Earth. It lies about mid-way between Racah crater to the north-northwest and Orlov crater to the south-southeast. An nameless walled plain lies between De Vries and Orlov, with the perimeter of this feature joining the two rims.
This crater is not significantly eroded, although a small crater attached to the exterior of the northwest rim. Within the somewhat interior floor is a central rise offset just to the northeast of the mid-point.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the
letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to de Vries
crater.
| de Vries
| Latitude
| Longitude
| Diameter
|
| D
| 18.9° S
| 174.3° W
| 19 km
|
| N
| 21.5° S
| 177.3° W
| 30 km
|
| R
| 20.7° S
| 178.4° W
| 14 km
|
Last updated: 05-31-2005 02:22:11