Balmer (crater)

Balmer (crater)

lunar crater data


caption=The lunar feature Balmer appears roughly in the center of the Clementine-derived image above.
latitude=20.1
N_or_S=N
longitude=70.6
E_or_W=E
diameter=112 km
depth="None"
colong=288
eponym=Johann J. Balmer

Balmer is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar crater. Only the heavily worn southern and eastern sections of the crater still survive; the remainder being overlaid by a lava flow that joins to the nearby mare. Balmer lies to the east-southeast of the crater Vendelinus.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Balmer.

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