Borel (crater)

Borel is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the southeast part of Mare Serenitatis. It was named after French mathematician Émile Borel.^[1] To the northeast is the crater Le Monnier and to the southeast is the crater Abetti. Borel was previously identified as Le Monnier C.

Borel

Apollo 17 image
Coordinates	22.3°S 26.4°E / -22.3; 26.4
Diameter	5 km
Depth	1.0 km
Colongitude	334° at sunrise
Eponym	Émile Borel

The crater area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Oblique Apollo 17 image of Borel

This is a roughly circular, cup-shaped formation with inner floors that slope down to the midpoint of the crater. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding dark lunar mare.

References

1. "Borel (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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