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Landau is a large lunar crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It was named after physicist Lev Landau. The crater Wegener is attached to the northeastern rim. Attached to the southeastern rim is Frost.The outer rim of Landau is heavily eroded and modified by subsequent impacts. The most notable of these is Wood which overlays the northwest rim. Much of the floor is hilly and irregular with only the northeast quadrant being somewhat level.

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