Schlesinger (crater)

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Schlesinger is a 97 km wide impact crater on the Moon’s far side. Its depth is unknown. It sits at about 47.4°N, 138.6°W, with a sunrise colongitude of 140°. The crater is named after Frank Schlesinger.

Esnault-Pelterie overlies the western rim, and its outer rampart covers about half of Schlesinger’s interior floor, leaving a crescent-shaped floor. Von Zeipel lies to the south-southwest and Quetelet to the southeast. The rim is further marked by the satellite crater Schlesinger M on the southern edge and a small crater on the northern edge. The remaining rim is heavily worn and rounded. About half of the interior floor remains exposed and is relatively level, with only a few small craterlets. On lunar maps, features associated with Schlesinger are labeled by letters placed on the side of the crater midpoint closest to Schlesinger.