Beals (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37.3° N, 86.5° E |
| Diameter | 48 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 277° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Carlyle S. Beals |
Beals is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, and lies across the southwestern rim of Riemann crater. From the Earth the crater is viewed nearly from on edge, and is best seen during favorable librations. To the west is the large Gauss walled-plain.
This crater formation is only lightly worn, with no significant impacts within its perimeter. The inner wall is narrower along the north-northeast face where the crater intrudes into Riemann, and the rim is somewhat irregular at the southern end. The interior floor has only a few minor ridges located near the mid-point.
Beals crater was formerly designated 'Riemann A', a satellite crater of Riemann, before being named by the IAU.
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