Shuckburgh (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates 42.6° N, 52.8° E
Diameter 38 km
Depth 1.3 km
Colongitude   308° at sunrise
Eponym George Shuckburgh

Schuckburgh is a lunar crater that is located in the northeastern part of the Moon's near side. It lies south-southeast of the flooded Chevallier crater and northwest of Hooke crater, roughly mid-way between these two formations. To the northeast is the Lacus Temporis plain.

The interior floor of this crater has been resurfaced with lava, leaving a level plain surrounded by the worn and rounded outer rim. This floor is nearly featureless, being marked only by a few tiny craterlets. The edge has an outward protrusion along the eastern side, with a terrace forming a shelf along this side. There is a smaller outward protrusion in the north rim which connects it with the small 'Schuckburgh C' crater.

[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 Shuckburgh crater.

Shuckburgh Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 43.1° N 55.5° E 19 km
C 43.5° N 52.7° E 12 km
E 44.1° N 56.9° E 9 km

[edit] References

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