Knox-Shaw (crater)
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Knox-Shaw is a small lunar
impact crater
that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon
, and lies on the eastern floor of the walled plain Banachiewicz
.
Knox-Shaw is a bowl-shaped formation of the type that is found over much of the lunar surface. The rim is circular and the inner walls slope down to a small interior floor at the mid-point. It is not significantly eroded and has no other distinguishing features.
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...
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 eastern 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...
, and lies on the eastern floor of the walled plain Banachiewicz
Banachiewicz (crater)
Banachiewicz is a largely degraded lunar crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. Portions of the western and southwest rim still survive as low ridges in the surface, while the remainder is a jumble of irregular terrain with little definition...
.
Knox-Shaw is a bowl-shaped formation of the type that is found over much of the lunar surface. The rim is circular and the inner walls slope down to a small interior floor at the mid-point. It is not significantly eroded and has no other distinguishing features.