Chevallier (crater)
Encyclopedia
Chevallier is a lunar
crater
that is located in the northeastern part of the Moon
's near side, about a crater diameter east-southeast of the prominent crater Atlas
. To the south-southeast of Chevallier is the flooded crater Shuckburgh
.
This formation is little more than a disintegrated crater rim protruding upward slightly from a lava
-flooded surface. All that survives of this feature is a few arcing sections of low ridges in the surface. The most prominent section of rim is along the northeast where it has merged with a smaller double-crater formation which has also been flooded. The interior floor has been resurfaced by the flows of lava, which are joined to the nearby flooded terrain. In the eastern half of the floor is Chevallier B, a small, partly flooded crater.
Just to the west of the rim of Chevallier is Atlas A, a sharp-rimmed, bowl-shaped crater.
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...
that is located in the northeastern part 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 near side, about a crater diameter east-southeast of the prominent crater Atlas
Atlas (crater)
Atlas is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located in the northeast part of the Moon, to the southeast of Mare Frigoris. Just to the west is the slightly smaller but still prominent crater Hercules. Northeast of Atlas is the large Endymion....
. To the south-southeast of Chevallier is the flooded crater Shuckburgh
Shuckburgh (crater)
Shuckburgh is a lunar crater that is located in the northeastern part of the Moon's near side. It lies south-southeast of the flooded crater Chevallier and northwest of Hooke, roughly mid-way between these two formations...
.
This formation is little more than a disintegrated crater rim protruding upward slightly from a lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
-flooded surface. All that survives of this feature is a few arcing sections of low ridges in the surface. The most prominent section of rim is along the northeast where it has merged with a smaller double-crater formation which has also been flooded. The interior floor has been resurfaced by the flows of lava, which are joined to the nearby flooded terrain. In the eastern half of the floor is Chevallier B, a small, partly flooded crater.
Just to the west of the rim of Chevallier is Atlas A, a sharp-rimmed, bowl-shaped crater.
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 Chevallier.| Chevallier | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 45.2° N | 51.9° E | 13 km |
| F | 46.1° N | 56.5° E | 9 km |
| K | 43.5° N | 50.9° E | 6 km |
| M | 46.0° N | 51.2° E | 16 km |