[crater] This crater has undergone some erosion from lesser impacts, particularly along the northern part of the rim. The satellite crater Fraunhofer V lies along the northwestern edge and part of the inner wall. A pair of smaller craters also lie along the northern rim. The remainder of the rim is relatively intact, with small craterlets a...
Type: Term Pronunciation: frown′hō-fer Definitions: 1. Joseph von, German optician, 1787-1826. See: Fraunhofer lines, under line
1787–1826, German optician and physicist.