Herschel
crater, 40 km in diameter, is at the center of this frame taken
looking towards the southeast from Apollo 12 in orbit about the
Moon. To the right is the 164 km diameter crater Ptolemaeus. Herschel
is centered at 5.7 S, 2.1 W in the lunar highlands. Note the terraced
walls and central peak. Ptolemaeus has a shallower rim and flat
floor. North is at about 8:00.
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