Bessarion (moon crater)
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position | 14.83 ° N , 37.31 ° W | |
diameter | 10 km | |
Card sheet | 57 (PDF) | |
Named after | Bessarion (1403-1472) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Bessarion is a small impact crater near the southwestern bank of the Oceanus Procellarum . In a short distance to the north, the very bright secondary crater Bessarion E can be seen. To the east lies the T. Mayer crater and to the south Kepler with its conspicuous radiation system.
The circular, bowl-shaped crater has a low, central elevation. It has a higher albedo than the surrounding lunar surface and therefore appears particularly bright when the sun is high.
The moon crater is named after the Byzantine-Roman clergyman and humanist Bessarion (1403–1472).
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 17.07 ° N , 39.84 ° W | 12 km | [1] |
B. | 16.82 ° N , 41.72 ° W | 12 km | [2] |
C. | 16.02 ° N , 42.64 ° W | 9 km | [3] |
D. | 19.76 ° N , 41.74 ° W | 9 km | [4] |
E. | 15.36 ° N , 37.36 ° W | 8 kilometers | [5] |
G | 14.89 ° N , 40.37 ° W | 4 km | [6] |
H | 15.25 ° N , 41.49 ° W | 4 km | [7] |
V | 15.04 ° N , 35 ° W | 3 km | [8th] |
W. | 16.69 ° N , 36.95 ° W | 3 km | [9] |
Web links
- Bessarion in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Bessarion crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"