Beals (crater)

Beals
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Coordinates	37°18′N86°30′E/ 37.3°N 86.5°E
Diameter	48 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	277° at sunrise
Eponym	Carlyle S. Beals

Bealsis alunar impact craterthat is located near the eastern limb of theMoon,and lies across the southwestern rim of the craterRiemann.From theEarththe crater is viewed nearly from on edge, and is best seen during favorablelibrations.To the west is the large walled plainGauss.

This crater formation is only lightly worn, with no significant impacts within its perimeter. The inner wall is narrower along the north-northeast face where the crater intrudes into Riemann, and the rim is somewhat irregular at the southern end. The interior floor has only a few minor ridges located near the midpoint.

Beals was formerly designated Riemann A, a satellite crater of Riemann, until theInternational Astronomical Unionrenamed it in 1982 to commemorateCarlyle S. Beals,a Canadian astronomer.^[1]Prior to the crater being designated Riemann A, this crater was known asCrater 110.^[2]

References

^Beals,Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
^Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)

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[1] Beals,Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

[2] Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)

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