Lunar crater
Feature on the moon
The crater area (on the left) in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique view facing south from Apollo 8
Oblique view facing south from Apollo 16
Bellot is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the southwest edge of Mare Fecunditatis . It lies between the craters Goclenius to the northwest and Crozier to the southeast. To the southwest is Colombo , and to the west is Magelhaens .
This crater is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small interior floor with inner sides that slope down relatively smoothly to the bottom. The inner walls have a higher albedo than the nearby lunar mare .
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bellot.
Bellot
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
13.4° S
47.7° E
8 km
B
13.5° S
47.8° E
7 km
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