Langemak is a prominent

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on the

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. It is located less than one crater diameter west-northwest of Danjon, and nearly due east of Meitner. To the southwest of Langemak is

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. Langemak partly overlies the larger and older crater Langemak N. This feature is also attached to the northeastern rim of Kondratyuk. To the northeast of Langemak is the crater

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. Ray material from this impact lies across the rim and interior of Langemak, particularly along the northwest and eastern halves. The outer rim of Langemak is relatively fresh and well-defined. The most notable impact along the rim is the small crater

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along the southwestern edge. The remainder of the rim is roughly circular, but irregular with multiple small outward bulges. The inner wall is

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d in places, with the appearance of slumping along parts of the upper edge. Within the interior is a low, curving central ridge near the midpoint. There is a patch of lower

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material to the southwest of this ridge, extending to the edge of the inner wall. Prior to formal naming by the

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in 1970, Langemak was called ''Crater 279''.Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)
2nd Edition October 1967 Langemak N, to the south of Langemak, was called ''Crater 280''. The crater is named in honor of

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, a

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engineer executed during the

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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 Langemak.

References

* * * * * * * * * * * * {{cite book , first = Peter T. , last = Wlasuk , date = 2000 , title = Observing the Moon , publisher = Springer , isbn = 978-1-85233-193-1 Impact craters on the Moon