Whewell (crater)

Whewell (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=4.2
N_or_S=N
longitude=13.7
E_or_W=E
diameter=13 km
depth=2.3 km
colong=347
eponym=William Whewell

Whewell is a lunar impact crater that lies on a stretch of lava-resurfaced terrain to the west of Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located to the east of the disintegrated Tempel crater and north-northwest of D'Arrest crater. To the east is the Cayley crater, a slightly larger but very similar formation.

This is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with interior walls that slope down gently to a small interior floor. This crater has not been significantly eroded, and the rim is well-defined.

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 Whewell crater.

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