Borel (moon crater)
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| position | 22.37 ° N , 26.42 ° E | |
| diameter | 5 km | |
| depth | 1090 m | |
| Card sheet | 42 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Émile Borel (1871-1956) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Borel is a small impact crater in the southeastern part of the Mare Serenitatis . Located southwest of Le Monnier Crater, it was known as Le Monnier C before it was renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 . It shows an almost round, bowl-shaped structure with internal planes that slope towards the center of the crater. The inside has a higher albedo than the surrounding dark mare .
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2000, p. 271
Web links
- Borel in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Borel on The-Moon Wiki
- Borel crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
