Drebbel (crater)

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Selenochromatic Image(Si) of the crater area Schickard Si.jpg
Selenochromatic Image(Si) of the crater area
Drebbel
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Coordinates 40°54′S49°00′W / 40.9°S 49.0°W / -40.9; -49.0 Coordinates: 40°54′S49°00′W / 40.9°S 49.0°W / -40.9; -49.0
Diameter 30 km
Depth 2.5 km
Colongitude 49° at sunrise
Eponym Cornelius Drebbel

Drebbel is a small lunar impact crater named after Cornelius Drebbel that is located to the northeast of the large walled plain Schickard, in the southwestern part of the Moon. Further to the northeast is the Lacus Excellentiae and the small crater Clausius.

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The rim of this crater is roughly circular, with an outward bulge along the east and southeast side. Along this arc of the inner wall is a single terrace where the material has slumped downwards. The west and northwest sides have accumulations along the base where loose material has slumped to the floor. The remainder of the inner rim is a simple slope that runs down to the interior floor. The rim is relatively sharp-edged and not noticeably worn. There is a level interior floor that is just over half the crater diameter.

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 Drebbel.

DrebbelLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A38.9° S51.0° W7 km
B37.8° S47.3° W18 km
C40.4° S42.9° W30 km
D37.9° S49.3° W10 km
E38.1° S51.3° W65 km
F42.7° S44.6° W15 km
G43.9° S45.2° W17 km
H41.7° S45.3° W10 km
J40.6° S52.3° W13 km
K40.0° S49.5° W37 km
L40.3° S50.8° W9 km
M41.2° S41.4° W8 km
N41.3° S52.4° W9 km
P39.7° S51.8° W4 km

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