Baade (crater)
Encyclopedia
Baade is a lunar
impact crater
that is located near the southwest limb of the Moon
on the near side, to the southwest of the enormous Mare Orientale
impact basin. The area to the east of this crater forms the junction between the 280-km-long Vallis Bouvard
to the north and the narrower, 160-km-long Vallis Baade
to the south-southeast. Both valleys radiate away from the impact basin to the north.
The outer wall of Baade remains sharp-edged, with little appearance of erosion due to subsequent impacts. The rim is generally circular, with some terracing of the inner wall. The crater interior is rough and irregular, with a generally bowl-shaped appearance that lacks a sharply-defined floor. There is no central peak at the mid-point of the interior, and no craterlets of note mark the surface.
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that is located near the southwest limb of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
on the near side, to the southwest of the enormous Mare Orientale
Mare Orientale
Mare Orientale is one of the most striking large scale lunar features, resembling a target ring bull's-eye. Located on the extreme western edge of the lunar nearside, this impact basin is difficult to see from an Earthbound perspective.Material from this basin was not sampled by the Apollo program...
impact basin. The area to the east of this crater forms the junction between the 280-km-long Vallis Bouvard
Vallis Bouvard
Vallis Bouvard is a 284-km-long valley on the Moon, centered at . It begins at the southern rim of the crater Shaler, and winds its way to the south-southeast towards Baade. This is one of several such valleys that radiate away from the southeast edge of the Mare Orientale circular impact basin,...
to the north and the narrower, 160-km-long Vallis Baade
Vallis Baade
Vallis Baade is a 203 km long sinuous valley on the Moon running south-southeast from the crater Baade and centered at...
to the south-southeast. Both valleys radiate away from the impact basin to the north.
The outer wall of Baade remains sharp-edged, with little appearance of erosion due to subsequent impacts. The rim is generally circular, with some terracing of the inner wall. The crater interior is rough and irregular, with a generally bowl-shaped appearance that lacks a sharply-defined floor. There is no central peak at the mid-point of the interior, and no craterlets of note mark the surface.