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Chappell (crater)

Coordinates:54°32′N176°46′W / 54.53°N 176.77°W /54.53; -176.77
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Lunar impact crater
Feature on the moon
Chappell
ObliqueLunar Orbiter 5 image
(streak is blemish on original)
Coordinates54°32′N176°46′W / 54.53°N 176.77°W /54.53; -176.77
Diameter73.92 km (45.93 mi)
DepthUnknown
Colongitude179° at sunrise
EponymJames F. Chappell
LRO map-projected image

Chappell is alunarimpact crater on thefar side of theMoon, in the northern hemisphere just to the north of the craterDebye. It is in a heavily bombarded section of the surface, and much of its outer rim is overlain by smaller craters. The northern rim in particular has been almost completely disintegrated, while small craters also overlie the rim to the northwest and southeast. What remains of the rim forms a rounded, somewhat irregular edge to the crater depression.

In contrast, the interior floor is not notably marked by impacts. The interior surface is more level compared to the rugged terrain surrounding it. Near the floor's midpoint is a low, rounded central ridge, and surrounding it are a series of linear and arcuate fractures forming a nearly-complete ring around the central peak.

The crater was formally named by theIAU in 1970 after American astronomerJames F. Chappell.[1]

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Chappell.[2]

ChappellLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
E55.8° N171.5° W59 km
T54.8° N178.9° E28 km

References

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  1. ^Chappelle, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ^Lunar craters homepage
Craters on theMoon: C–F
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