Büsching is a lunar impact crater that is located in the crater-covered southern highlands of the Moon. The similar-sized crater Buch is located adjacent to its southwestern rim, and further to the southwest lies Maurolycus.
This crater has been eroded by a long history of subsequent impacts, so that the rim has been worn down and the edge rounded. Several small craterlets lie along the edge of the rim, and there is a tiny crater on the interior floor near the east-southeastern rim. The interior floor is somewhat irregular and lacks a central peak at the midpoint.
This crater named after German geographer Anton F. Büsching (1724-1793). His name was introduced into lunar nomenclature by German astronomer J. H. von Mädler during the 19th century. This designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
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 Büsching.
BüschingLatitudeLongitudeDiameterA38.3° S20.4° E6 kmB39.0° S22.8° E17 kmC37.2° S19.6° E7 kmD38.6° S22.0° E33 kmE36.6° S18.4° E15 kmF39.0° S21.0° E6 kmG39.5° S21.6° E8 kmH37.4° S21.1° E5 kmJ39.5° S22.2° E7 kmK37.9° S18.7° E5 km
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