Helmholtz (lunar crater)
Helmholtz is a lunar impact crater, approximately 110 kilometers in diameter, that is located near the south-southeast limb of the Moon. Attached to the south-southeast rim of Helmholtz is the somewhat smaller crater Neumayer. The larger crater Boussingault is nearly attached to the west-southwestern rim. The crater is named after German physicist and physician Hermann von Helmholtz
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| Coordinates | 68.1°S 64.1°E |
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| Diameter | 110.16 km |
| Colongitude | 300° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Hermann von Helmholtz |
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