Shuckburgh (crater)
Encyclopedia
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. To the northeast is the Lacus Temporis
plain.
The interior floor of this crater has been resurfaced with lava
, leaving a level plain surrounded by the worn and rounded outer rim. This floor is nearly featureless, being marked only by a few tiny craterlets. The edge has an outward protrusion along the eastern side, with a terrace forming a shelf along this side. There is a smaller outward protrusion in the north rim which connects it with the small crater Schuckburgh C.
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. It lies south-southeast of the flooded crater Chevallier
Chevallier (crater)
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....
and northwest of Hooke
Hooke (lunar crater)
Hooke is a lunar crater that is located to the northwest of the crater Messala, in the northeastern part of the Moon. It lies about a crater diameter to the southeast of the comparably sized Shuckburgh....
, roughly mid-way between these two formations. To the northeast is the Lacus Temporis
Lacus Temporis
Lacus Temporis is a small lunar mare that is located in the northeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. The selenographic coordinates of this feature are , and it lies within a diameter of 117 km....
plain.
The interior floor of this crater has been resurfaced with 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...
, leaving a level plain surrounded by the worn and rounded outer rim. This floor is nearly featureless, being marked only by a few tiny craterlets. The edge has an outward protrusion along the eastern side, with a terrace forming a shelf along this side. There is a smaller outward protrusion in the north rim which connects it with the small crater Schuckburgh C.
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 Shuckburgh.| Shuckburgh | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 43.1° N | 55.5° E | 19 km |
| C | 43.5° N | 52.7° E | 12 km |
| E | 44.1° N | 56.9° E | 9 km |