Bessel is a small lunarimpact crater that is located in the southern half of the Mare Serenitatis. The crater was named after the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel in 1935.[1] 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.
Oblique Apollo 15 Panoramic Camera image (from figure 145, Apollo Over the Moon, NASA SP-362)
Another view facing north at a higher sun angle from Apollo 15
This crater is circular and bowl-shaped with a rim that has a higher albedo than the floor or the surrounding mare. The outer rim is not significantly worn, and there are no features of note on the interior, apart from some slumping of material from the inner walls to the floor. Bessel is not of sufficient size to have developed the terrace structures of larger craters. A large ray, most likely from Tycho, crosses the mare from north to south, passing Bessel's western side.
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May 11, 2023
bessel, crater, bessel, small, lunar, impact, crater, that, located, southern, half, mare, serenitatis, crater, named, after, german, astronomer, friedrich, wilhelm, bessel, 1935, despite, small, size, this, largest, crater, entirely, within, mare, lies, north. Bessel is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southern half of the Mare Serenitatis The crater was named after the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel in 1935 1 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 BesselApollo 17 Mapping Camera imageCoordinates21 48 N 17 54 E 21 8 N 17 9 E 21 8 17 9 Coordinates 21 48 N 17 54 E 21 8 N 17 9 E 21 8 17 9Diameter16 kmDepth1 7 kmColongitude342 at sunriseEponymFriedrich W BesselSatellite craters of Bessel Oblique Apollo 15 Panoramic Camera image from figure 145 Apollo Over the Moon NASA SP 362 Another view facing north at a higher sun angle from Apollo 15 This crater is circular and bowl shaped with a rim that has a higher albedo than the floor or the surrounding mare The outer rim is not significantly worn and there are no features of note on the interior apart from some slumping of material from the inner walls to the floor Bessel is not of sufficient size to have developed the terrace structures of larger craters A large ray most likely from Tycho crosses the mare from north to south passing Bessel s western side Contents 1 Satellite craters 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 4 1 Related articleSatellite craters EditBy convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bessel Bessel Latitude Longitude DiameterD 27 3 N 19 9 E 5 kmF 21 2 N 13 8 E 1 kmG 21 1 N 14 7 E 1 kmH 25 7 N 20 0 E 4 kmThe following craters have been renamed by the IAU Bessel A See Sarabhai crater Bessel E See Bobillier crater See also Edit1552 Bessel main belt asteroidReferences Edit Bessel Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature International Astronomical Union IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature WGPSN Andersson L E Whitaker E A 1982 NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature NASA RP 1097 Bussey B Spudis P 2004 The Clementine Atlas of the Moon New York Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 81528 4 Cocks Elijah E Cocks Josiah C 1995 Who s Who on the Moon A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature Tudor Publishers ISBN 978 0 936389 27 1 McDowell Jonathan July 15 2007 Lunar Nomenclature Jonathan s Space Report Retrieved 2007 10 24 Menzel D H Minnaert M Levin B Dollfus A Bell B 1971 Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU Space Science Reviews 12 2 136 186 Bibcode 1971SSRv 12 136M doi 10 1007 BF00171763 S2CID 122125855 Moore Patrick 2001 On the Moon Sterling Publishing Co ISBN 978 0 304 35469 6 Price Fred W 1988 The Moon Observer s Handbook Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 33500 3 Rukl Antonin 1990 Atlas of the Moon Kalmbach Books ISBN 978 0 913135 17 4 Webb Rev T W 1962 Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 6th revised ed Dover ISBN 978 0 486 20917 3 Whitaker Ewen A 1999 Mapping and Naming the Moon Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 62248 6 Wlasuk Peter T 2000 Observing the Moon Springer ISBN 978 1 85233 193 1 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bessel crater Keeter Bill Crusan Jason November 23 2009 Radar Strip Showing Crater Bessel NASA Retrieved 2010 01 27 LTO 42D2 Bessel L amp PI topographic mapRelated article Edit Wood Chuck March 12 2008 Craters Rings Spots and Rays During Full Moon Lunar Photo of the Day includes the crater Bessel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bessel crater amp oldid 1150618658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
