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Bessel (crater)

Bessel is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southern half of the Mare Serenitatis. Despite its small size, this is the largest crater to lie entirely within the mare. It lies to the north-northeast of the crater Menelaus.

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Colongitude
342° at sunrise
Depth
1.77 km (1.10 mi)
Diameter
15.56 km (9.67 mi)
Eponym
Friedrich W. Bessel
Formation
Copernican

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Bessel (crater)

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Avg. degree1.9
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Bessel (crater)

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Colongitude · 1
Bessel (crater) → 342° at sunrise
Coordinates · 1
Bessel (crater) → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Depth · 1
Bessel (crater) → 1.77 km (1.10 mi)
Diameter · 1
Bessel (crater) → 15.56 km (9.67 mi)
Eponym · 1
Bessel (crater) → Friedrich W. Bessel
Formation · 1
Bessel (crater) → Copernican

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Bessel (crater)Colongitude342° at sunrise1.00infobox
Bessel (crater)Coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Bessel (crater)Depth1.77 km (1.10 mi)1.00infobox
Bessel (crater)Diameter15.56 km (9.67 mi)1.00infobox
Bessel (crater)EponymFriedrich W. Bessel1.00infobox
Bessel (crater)FormationCopernican1.00infobox

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