Saha (crater)


Saha is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side, behind the eastern limb as seen from the Earth. It lies less than one crater diameter due east of the similar-sized Wyld, and to the north-northwest of the large walled plain Pasteur.
This crater has been worn and damaged by subsequent impacts, including the satellite crater Saha W which lies across the northwest rim and inner wall. The inner sides still display some -like shelf structures, but these have become worn and have lost definition. There is a small, bowl-shaped crater Saha M in the southwestern part of the interior floor. To the north of this feature is an arcing ridge feature. The floor is otherwise pitted by various tiny craterlets.

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 Saha.
SahaLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
B1.5° N104.5° E34 km
C1.4° N107.8° E64 km
D0.1° N107.5° E35 km
E0.2° S107.6° E28 km
J4.0° S105.3° E52 km
M2.2° S102.6° E18 km
N4.1° S101.5° E49 km
W0.6° S101.4° E34 km