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(Freely adapted from Wikipedia)

 

Moretus is a lunar impact crater (dia. 114 Km, dept. 5.0 Km) located in the heavily cratered highland region near the south pole of the Moon. Due to the location near the lunar limb, the crater appears oblong because of foreshortening.The rim of the crater has a wide, terraced inner wall, and a complex outer rampart. The floor has been partly resurfaced and is relatively flat. In the middle is a central mountain formation that rises about 2.1 kilometers above the surrounding floor. 

Newton is a lunar crater (diam. 79 Km, depth 6.1 Km) located near the south limb of the Moon. It is south-southwest of the crater Moretus. Because of its location, the crater appears highly oblong due to foreshortening. It is considered the deepest crater on the near side of the Moon.  

The interior of Newton is a picture in contrasts. The southern end has been covered, possibly by lava flows or ejecta, leaving a relatively flat surface that is marked only by tiny craters and a slight wrinkle ridge down the middle.

 

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