Repsold (crater)

Repsold is a lunar impact crater that is located at the western end of the Oceanus Procellarum.

Due to its proximity to the northwestern limb of the Moon, this crater appears highly foreshortened when viewed from the Earth.

The most intact section of the rim is in the southeastern part, which separates this formation from the adjacent mare.

The cleft then traverses Repsold G, dividing it into two, and continues west-southwest until it penetrates into the floor of Galvani.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Repsold.

LRO image