Birt (moon crater)

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Birt
Rupes Recta.jpg
Birt Crater and its surroundings.
Birt (moon equatorial region)
Birt
position 22.38 °  S , 8.66 °  W Coordinates: 22 ° 22 ′ 48 "  S , 8 ° 39 ′ 36"  W
diameter 16 km
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Named after William R. Birt (1804-1881)
Named since 1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Birt is an impact crater in the eastern part of the Mare Nubium . To the east of the crater runs the Rupes Recta , an elongated, straight terrain formation, which was formerly also called the Long Wall , although it is only one step in the terrain. The Thebit crater is on the opposite side of this step .

Birt is bowl-shaped with a raised rim. The south-eastern rim of the crater is slightly covered by the Birt A satellite crater . West of Birt called a groove extends rima Birt in north-westerly direction in an arc of Birt F by Birt E .

List of minor craters from Birt
Letter position diameter link
A. 22.51 °  S , 8.31 °  W 7 km [1]
B. 22.3 °  S , 10.33 °  W 5 km [2]
C. 23.7 °  S , 8.43 °  W 2 km [3]
D. 21.09 °  S , 9.94 °  W 3 km [4]
E. 20.72 °  S , 9.73 °  W 4 km [5]
F. 22.35 °  S , 9.21 °  W 2 km [6]
G 23.2 °  S , 8.35 °  W 2 km [7]
H 23.08 °  S , 9.21 °  W 2 km [8th]
J 23.01 °  S , 9.57 °  W 2 km [9]
K 22.42 °  S , 9.76 °  W 2 km [10]
L. 21.67 °  S , 9.42 °  W 2 km [11]

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