IWLOP #017 – Steinheil & Watt
Two nearly equal-sized craters sharing one wall.
Location: 48.6 S 46.5 E Origin: Impact Size: 67 km, 66 km Rukl: 76, 68 Type: Simple Crater (SC)
Objects: Steinheil, Watt, Mallett J
Others Identified: Mallett, Janssen, Rheita, Vallis Rheita
Location: Home
Date: 2021-05-15
Time: 9:13 PM ADT
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 4.7mm with 82° FOV
Magnification: x530
Seeing: Excellent (5)
Transparency: Very Good (4)
R1: Steinheil had a smooth floor and is superimposed on Watt and has slight ridging to the walls. I could see where there was a thickened, terraced wall where Watt was impacted by Steinheil. Watt also had creases on its floor.
C1: Mallet J can be seen on the opposite side of the Vallis Rheita from Mallett.
Note: Both craters appeared oblong but this may be due to closeness to the SE rim.
