Balboa is alunarimpact crater that is located near the western limb of theMoon. Due to foreshortening, the crater appears highly oval when viewed from theEarth. In actuality, however, the formation is relatively circular. It is comparable in size to the craterDalton, located just to the southwest. The eastern rim of Balboa lies just to the west of theOceanus Procellarum.
The rim of Balboa is worn and eroded, with the most intact sections along the eastern and western edges. The crater interior has been flooded withbasalticlava in the past, and the floor is markedfractures.[1] Nearby Dalton and an unnamed crater northwest of satellite crater Balboa B are similarly fractured.
Balboa A is a well-formed impact crater located just to the southeast of Balboa, with a sharp, notched rim and an irregular interior. Its diameter is only somewhat smaller than Dalton directly to the west.
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