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This crater is a relatively fresh impact, as the formation is well-defined and the rim and interior remain nearly unscathed from impact erosion. The rim has an outward bulge along the western side, so that it is slightly wider in longitude than latitude. The inner walls display some
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462:(6th revised ed.). Dover.
248:Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
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156:Hertzsprung
105:Colongitude
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44:Coordinates
523:Categories
336:2007-10-24
279:Spudis, P.
275:Bussey, B.
266:2007-08-05
232:References
194:Longitude
188:Lucretius
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222:123.6° W
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197:Diameter
191:Latitude
140:Lucretius
120:Lucretius
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480:(1999).
456:(1962).
430:(1990).
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243:(1982).
148:far side
83:Diameter
57:120°48′W
354:Bibcode
219:7.7° S
205:3.7° S
168:terrace
160:Fridman
150:of the
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93:Depth
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261:USGS
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152:Moon
362:doi
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