Fox (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Fox crater (lower center) from Lunar Orbiter 1. The upper crater is Fox A. NASA/L&PI image.
Coordinates	0.5° N, 98.2° E
Diameter	24 km
Depth	1.6 km
Colongitude	262° at sunrise
Eponym	Philip Fox

Fox is a small lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies near the northern rim of Wyld crater, and to the southeast of Babcock crater. This crater is bowl-shaped, with a roughly circular rim, simple sloping walls and a relatively level, featureless interior. There is some talus along the northern inner wall.

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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 Fox crater.

Fox	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	1.5° N	98.3° E	13 km

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