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Balboa (lunar crater)

Coordinates:19°06′N83°12′W / 19.1°N 83.2°W /19.1; -83.2
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Lunar surface depression
This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, seeBalboa (Martian crater).
Feature on the moon
Balboa
Coordinates19°06′N83°12′W / 19.1°N 83.2°W /19.1; -83.2
Diameter69 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude84° at sunrise
EponymVasco N. De Balboa

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.

Satellite craters

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Satellite craters of Balboa, withDalton

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Balboa.

BalboaLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A17.4° N81.9° W47 km
B20.3° N82.3° W62 km
C19.6° N79.1° W27 km
D18.2° N79.7° W40 km
  • Balboa A crater
    Balboa A crater

References

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  1. ^The geologic history of the Moon, 1987, Wilhelms, Don E.; with sections by McCauley, John F.; Trask, Newell J. USGS Professional Paper: 1348. (online)

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