title: C. Herschel (crater)
text: # C. Herschel (crater)
  
  C. Herschel is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the western part of Mare Imbrium. It is named after German astronomer Caroline Herschel. It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation that has not undergone significant erosion. The interior floor has the same low albedo as the surrounding lunar mare. To the south-southwest is the similar crater Heis. C. Herschel lies on a wrinkle ridge of the lunar mare named the Dorsum Heim.
  
  It was discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding between 1820 and 1924.
  
  ## Satellite craters
  
  By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to C. Herschel.
  
  | C. Herschel | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | C | 37.2° N | 32.5° W | 7 km |
  | E | 34.2° N | 34.7° W | 5 km |
  | U | 36.2° N | 31.5° W | 3 km |
  | V | 36.4° N | 33.5° W | 4 km |
  