Shuckburgh (crater)
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Crater characteristics | |
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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 |
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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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