Kirchhoff (crater)

Kirchhoff

Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates	30°18′N 38°48′E / 30.3°N 38.8°E / 30.3; 38.8
Diameter	25 km
Depth	2.6 km
Colongitude	322° at sunrise
Eponym	Gustav Kirchhoff

Kirchhoff is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the northern part of the Montes Taurus range. It was named after German physicist Gustav Kirchhoff.^[1] It lies to the west of the crater Newcomb, and southeast of the crater pair of Hall and G. Bond.

This is a circular, bowl-shaped feature that lies in the midst of rugged lunar terrain. The satellite crater Kirchhoff C adjoins the eastern rim. There is a low rise at the midpoint of the interior floor.