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Balmer (crater)

Coordinates: 20°06′N 70°36′E / 20.1°N 70.6°E / 20.1; 70.6
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Balmer
LRO image
Coordinates20°06′N 70°36′E / 20.1°N 70.6°E / 20.1; 70.6
Diameter112 km
DepthNone
Colongitude288° at sunrise
EponymJohann J. Balmer

Balmer is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact 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.

Balmer was considered a Constellation Region of Interest.[1] Light plains deposits overly mare basalt, as evidenced by multiple dark-halo craters.[2]

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Satellite craters

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

Balmer Latitude Longitude Diameter
M 20.7° S 71.5° E 5 km
N 19.9° S 69.9° E 8 km
P 20.4° S 67.7° E 13 km
Q 18.7° S 70.5° E 7 km
R 18.7° S 69.1° E 4 km
S 18.4° S 67.6° E 6 km

References

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  1. ^ Two-toned Impact Crater in Balmer Basin: A Reflection of the Target?, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera article, 26 March 2010.
  2. ^ Hawke, B. R., J. J. Gillis, T. A. Giguere, D. T. Blewett, D. J. Lawrence, P. G. Lucey, G. A. Smith, P. D. Supdis, G. J. Taylor (2005) Remote sensing and geologic studies of the Balmer-Kapteyn region of the Moon, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110. doi:10.1029/2004JE00283.
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