Huxley (lunar crater)
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Huxley is a tiny lunar impact crater
located in eastern inlet of Mare Imbrium
, just to the north of the Montes Apenninus
. To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was previously identified as Wallace B before being renamed by the IAU
. The crater Wallace
lies due west.
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 in eastern inlet of Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium, Latin for "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains", is a vast lunar mare filling a basin on Earth's Moon and one of the larger craters in the Solar System. Mare Imbrium was created when lava flooded the giant crater formed when a very large object hit the Moon long ago...
, just to the north of the Montes Apenninus
Montes Apenninus
Montes Apenninus are a rugged mountain range on the northern part of the Moon's near side. They are named after the Apennine Mountains in Italy....
. To the southeast in this range is Mons Ampère. This crater was previously identified as Wallace B before being renamed by the IAU
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
. The crater Wallace
Wallace (lunar crater)
Wallace is the remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava. It lies in the southeastern part of Mare Imbrium, to the northeast of the crater Eratosthenes. The crater rim forms a somewhat polygonal outline, and is broken in the southeast. The floor is flat and devoid of significant...
lies due west.