- Babcock (crater)
lunar crater data
latitude=4.2
N_or_S=N
longitude=93.9
E_or_W=E
diameter=99 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=267
eponym=Harold D. Babcock Babcock is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the
Moon . It lies on the northeastern edge ofMare Smythii , to the southeast ofMare Marginis . To the south of Babcock is the crater Purkynĕ, and to the east-northeast lies Erro. Babcock is located in a region of the Moon's surface that is occasionally brought into view during favorablelibration s, although it is seen from the edge and so little detail can be discerned from an observer on theEarth .The rim of Babcock has been eroded, notched and modified by subsequent impacts, leaving a somewhat irregular and uneven outer rim. The interior has been resurfaced by
lava flows, and is relatively flat. In place of a central peak, a small crater lies very close to the crater mid-point. This crater has been designated Zasyadko. A smaller crater lies on the interior near the northern edge.The area about Babcock has been subject to past inundations by
basalt iclava flows, leaving the surface relatively flat and the remnants of ghost craters visible as curved ridges in the ground.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 Babcock.
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