Borel_(crater)

Borel (crater)

Borel (crater)

Lunar impact crater


Borel is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the southeast part of Mare Serenitatis. It was named after French mathematician Émile Borel.[1] To the northeast is the crater Le Monnier and to the southeast is the crater Abetti. Borel was previously identified as Le Monnier C.

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Oblique Apollo 17 image of Borel

This is a roughly circular, cup-shaped formation with inner floors that slope down to the midpoint of the crater. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding dark lunar mare.


References

  1. "Borel (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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