Brayley (crater)
Appearance
Coordinates | 20°54′N 36°54′W / 20.9°N 36.9°W |
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Diameter | 14.5 km |
Depth | 2.8 km |
Colongitude | 37° at sunrise |
Eponym | Edward W. Brayley |
Brayley is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest part of the Mare Imbrium. It has a circular rim and a low rise in the center. There are no notable craters overlapping the rim or interior.
East of Brayley are Mons Vinogradov and Euler, southeast is T. Mayer and south is Bessarion.
The sinuous rille Rima Brayley passes to the north of Brayley.
Satellite craters
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 |
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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 |
References
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brayley (crater).
- LTO-39C1 Brayley — L&PI topographic map