| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 9. Selenographic coordinates are used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth 's Moon. 4° N, 56. 9° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 304° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Harlow Shapley |
Shapley is a lunar crater that lies along the southern edge of Mare Crisium. Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the The depth of any crater in a solid Planet or moon - whether it is an Impact crater, a Volcanic crater, or a Subsidence crater - may Selenographic coordinates are used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth 's Moon. Harlow Shapley ( November 2 1885 &ndash October 20 1972) was an American Astronomer. In the broadest sense the term impact crater can be applied to any depression natural or manmade resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body Mare Crisium (the "sea of crises" is a Lunar mare located in the Moon 's Crisium basin just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. It was previously designated 'Picard H' before being given a name by the IAU. However the Picard crater lies about 150 kilometers to the north-northwest across the Mare Crisium. Picard is a lunar Impact crater that lies in the western part of the Mare Crisium. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Somewhat closer to this crater are Tebbutt crater to the west, and Firmicus crater to the east-southeast. Tebbutt is a lunar crater formation that is located near the southwestern edge of Mare Crisium. Firmicus is a lunar crater that lies in the eastern part of the Moon 's near side so that from Earth it appears oval in shape due to foreshortening
This crater is roughly circular, but appears somewhat oval when viewed from the Earth due to foreshortening. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The interior wall is slightly wider in the southern half, and the outer ridge is attached to a ridge that leads to the south then southeast. The interior floor has a dark hue that matches the adjacent lunar mare, having a lower albedo than the terrain to the south. The lunar maria (singular mare, two syllables are large dark Basaltic plains on Earth 's Moon, formed by ancient Volcanic eruptions The albedo of an object is the extent to which it diffusely reflects light from the sun There is a low central peak near the mid-point of the floor.
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