Biot (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=22.6
N_or_S=N
longitude=51.1
E_or_W=E
diameter=13 km
depth=1.5 km
colong=309
eponym=Jean-Baptiste Biot

Biot is a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater located in the southern reaches of the Mare Fecunditatis. It is a circular formation with a sharp-edged rim that has not been significantly worn. The inner walls slope down to a relatively small interior floor. The albedo of the wide inner walls is higher than the surrounding lunar mare, giving it a light hue. To the southeast is the crater Wrottesley.

atellite 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 Biot.

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