Short (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=74.6
N_or_S=S
longitude=7.3
E_or_W=W
diameter=70 km
depth=5.7 km
colong=350
eponym=James Short

Short is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern regions of the Moon, on the near side. It lies just to the south of the larger, prominent Moretus crater, and northeast of the Newton crater.

This crater lies across an older crater formation designated 'Short B'. Only the eroded southeastern section of the rim of 'Short B' still survives. There is a cluster of small craters attached to the outer rim within the attached 'Short B' crater.

Short crater is an eroded formation with a somewhat uneven outer rim. The inner wall is more narrow to the southeast and wider elsewhere. Several tiny craterlets lie along the rim edge, as well as the inner wall and floor. At the mid-point of the interior floor of Short is a low central rise. A small crater lies along the northeast edge of this hill.

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 Short crater.

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