Oblique view from
Apollo 11, mainly showing differences in color resulting from
albedo, rather than color differences from sun angle
Green is a
lunarimpact crater on the
Moon's
far side. It was named after British mathematician and physicist
George Green in 1970.[1] Prior to that, it was designated Crater 216.[2] It lies just to the west of the huge walled plain
Mendeleev, and is nearly joined with the west-northwestern edge of the crater
Hartmann.
Description
The crater has not been significantly eroded although a few tiny craterlets lie along the edge and inner wall. The perimeter is nearly circular, but has an outward bulge along the eastern side with some indications of a landslip. The inner sides display some
terrace structures, particularly to the northeast. At the midpoint of the relatively level interior floor is a central ridge. The floor is more level along the western half, with some low rises in the east. There are only a few tiny craterlets on the interior.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.