Bessel crater on the Moon

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Bessel crater on the Moon is a relatively small, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater in the Mare Serenitatis, named in honor of German astronomer Friedrich Bessel.

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Label Occurrences
Bessel crater on Mars 1
Bessel crater on the Moon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
named lunar surface feature
albedo higher than surrounding mare
catalog listed in IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
colongitude 342
depth approximately 1.7 km
diameter approximately 16 km
eponymLifespan 1784–1846
eponymNationality German
eponymOccupation astronomer
formationType impact
geologicalContext situated in basaltic lava plains of Mare Serenitatis
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hemisphere near side of the Moon
interiorFloor relatively featureless
locatedIn Mare Serenitatis NERFINISHED
locatedOn Moon NERFINISHED
namedAfter Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel NERFINISHED
observability visible with small amateur telescopes
quadrangle LQ13 NERFINISHED
relativeAge younger than surrounding mare basalts
rimCondition sharp-edged
selenographicLatitude 21.8° N
selenographicLongitude 17.9° E
shape bowl-shaped
surfaceType lunar mare region

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Friedrich Bessel hasEponym Bessel crater on the Moon
Friedrich Bessel hasEponym Bessel crater on the Moon
this entity surface form: Bessel crater on Mars