Von Behring (crater)
Apollo 15 Mapping Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 7°48′S 71°48′E / 7.8°S 71.8°E |
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| Diameter | 39 km |
| Depth | 2.3 km |
| Colongitude | 289° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Emil A. von Behring |
von Behring is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Moon. It lies north-northeast of the larger Kapteyn and is to the northwest of La Pérouse. The crater is circular and symmetrical, with an outer rim that is only lightly eroded. There is a small central peak at the midpoint of the interior floor.
The crater was formerly designated Maclaurin F before being renamed by the IAU in 1979.