Bartels (crater)
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Bartels is a lunar
crater
located along the western perimeter of the Moon
's visible face. At this location the crater is viewed from the side, and visibility is affected by libration
. The crater can be viewed in its entirety only from lunar orbit. It is located to the north of the crater Moseley
and south-southeast of Voskresenskiy
.
The rim of this crater is worn and eroded, particularly along the southern face and in the northeast where a small crater overlies the rim. The interior floor forms a nearly plain except for a tiny central peak offset to the west of the mid-point, and is marked by a number of tiny craterlets.
Moon
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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...
located along the western perimeter 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...
's visible face. At this location the crater is viewed from the side, and visibility is affected by libration
Libration
In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.-Lunar libration:...
. The crater can be viewed in its entirety only from lunar orbit. It is located to the north of the crater Moseley
Moseley (crater)
Moseley is a worn lunar impact crater that lies along the western limb of the Moon. It lies just to the south of the crater Bartels, and near the north-northeastern rim of Einstein. Due to its location, this crater is viewed side-on from Earth, and not much detail can be seen...
and south-southeast of Voskresenskiy
Voskresenskiy (crater)
Voskresenskiy is a lunar crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. Due to its position, this crater is viewed edge-on, limiting the amount of detail that can be viewed...
.
The rim of this crater is worn and eroded, particularly along the southern face and in the northeast where a small crater overlies the rim. The interior floor forms a nearly plain except for a tiny central peak offset to the west of the mid-point, and is marked by a number of tiny craterlets.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Bartels.| Bartels | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 25.7° N | 89.6° W | 17 km |