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Brayley (crater)

Coordinates: 20°54′N 36°54′W / 20.9°N 36.9°W / 20.9; -36.9
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Brayley
Coordinates20°54′N 36°54′W / 20.9°N 36.9°W / 20.9; -36.9
Diameter14.5 km
Depth2.8 km
Colongitude37° at sunrise
EponymEdward W. Brayley
Apollo 15 image
Apollo 17 image
Brayley's area in selenochromatic format holding some normal (yellow)/pyroclastic(red) selenochromatic landmarks
The very young rimless crater near the bottom center of this Apollo 17 image is Brayley G, which is probably a collapse feature rather than an impact crater[1]

Brayley is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after British geographer Edward W. Brayley in 1935.[2] It has a circular rim and a low rise in the center. There are no notable craters overlapping the rim or interior. The sinuous rille Rima Brayley passes to the north of Brayley.

Brayley is a crater of Eratosthenian age.[3]

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 Brayley.

Brayley Latitude Longitude Diameter
B 20.8° N 34.3° W 10 km
C 21.4° N 39.4° W 9 km
D 20.1° N 32.8° W 6 km
E 21.2° N 39.7° W 5 km
F 21.1° N 34.0° W 5 km
G 24.2° N 36.5° W 5 km
K 21.2° N 41.7° W 3 km
L 20.9° N 42.6° W 4 km
S 25.0° N 36.7° W 3 km
Brayley D crater

References

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  1. ^ Apollo Over the Moon: A View From Orbit, NASA SP-362, 1978, Figure 228.
  2. ^ "Brayley (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  3. ^ The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 12.2.
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