Beaumont (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18.0° S, 28.8° E |
| Diameter | 53 km |
| Depth | 1.7 km |
| Colongitude | 332° at sunrise |
| Eponym | L. É. de Beaumont |
Beaumont is the lava-flooded crater located on the southwestern shore of the Mare Nectaris on Earth's moon. It lies to the northwest of the similarly-flooded Fracastorius crater remnant. To the west is the prominent Catharina crater.
The rim of Beaumont crater is breached in the east, where the lava from Mare Nectaris broached the crater and flooded the interior. Now only a worn and crater-impacted outer wall remains. If the crater once possessed a central peak, it is no longer apparent. The floor contains several hills and small craters. A low ridge runs northward from the crater rim across the Mare Nectaris.
[edit] Satellite craters
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 Beaumont crater.
| Beaumont | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 16.3° S | 27.7° E | 14 km |
| B | 18.6° S | 26.8° E | 16 km |
| C | 20.2° S | 28.0° E | 6 km |
| D | 17.0° S | 26.2° E | 11 km |
| E | 18.8° S | 27.5° E | 18 km |
| F | 18.3° S | 26.6° E | 10 km |
| G | 20.3° S | 27.1° E | 8 km |
| H | 17.2° S | 28.4° E | 6 km |
| J | 19.9° S | 26.5° E | 5 km |
| K | 17.5° S | 30.1° E | 6 km |
| L | 14.4° S | 30.0° E | 4 km |
| M | 19.4° S | 28.6° E | 10 km |
| N | 16.9° S | 27.7° E | 5 km |
| P | 19.9° S | 29.6° E | 17 km |
| R | 17.9° S | 30.7° E | 4 km |
[edit] References
Thomas, John "They Are Scary and Dark: An Odyssey into the World of Moon Craters" 1994
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
