Krieger (crater)
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| Coordinates | 29°01′N 45°37′W / 29.02°N 45.61°W |
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| Diameter | 22.87 km (14.21 mi) |
| Depth | 1.1 km |
| Colongitude | 46° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Johann N. Krieger |
Krieger is a lunar impact crater on the eastern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. It is located to the north-northwest of the flooded crater Prinz, and north-northeast of the prominent ray crater Aristarchus. To the northwest lies the small Wollaston. The crater was formally named in 1935.
In the past the floor of Krieger has been flooded by basaltic lava, leaving only a low, circular, somewhat polygonal ridge formed by the rim. The southern rim is broken across by the small Van Biesbroeck, and there is a small gap in the western rim. A meandering rille leads away from this break toward the northwest.
Krieger is a crater of Upper (Late) Imbrian age.