Bernoulli (crater)
Bernoulli is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northeast part of the Moon. It lies to the south of the crater Messala, and east of Geminus.
Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
Coordinates | 35.0°N 60.7°E |
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Diameter | 47 km |
Depth | 4.0 km |
Colongitude | 300° at sunrise |
Eponym | Jacob Bernoulli Johann Bernoulli |
This formation is nearly circular with several slight outward bulges around the perimeter. There is a sunken depression along part of the southern wall, forming an outward triangular bulge in the rim. The rim is highest along the eastern side, climbing to 4 km. At the midpoint of the crater floor is a central peak formation.
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