is a
Lunar Crater that is located near the northwest limb of the
Moon . It is joined at the northern rim by
Carpenter Crater , a younger and better-defined formation. To the southeast is the much larger
J. Herschel Crater , a formation of the variety known as a walled-plain.
The outer wall of Anaximander is heavily worn and eroded, with multiple notches and breaks. There is no central peak, but the floor contains several small craterlets and a multitude of tiny pits from minor impacts. This crater has merged with the larger 'Anaximander D' to the south, and there is a wide break in their common rims where they have joined. To the northwest a low rise in the surface is all that separated Anaximander from the much larger satellite crater 'Anaximander B'.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Anaximander crater.
