Brewster (crater)

Brewster
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates 23°18′N 34°42′E / 23.3°N 34.7°E / 23.3; 34.7Coordinates: 23°18′N 34°42′E / 23.3°N 34.7°E / 23.3; 34.7
Diameter 11 km
Depth 2.1 km
Colongitude 325° at sunrise
Eponym David Brewster

Brewster is a small lunar impact crater in the northern fringes of Sinus Amoris. It lies about 55 km southwest of the larger crater Römer. More than 20 km to the southeast of Brewster is the similar-sized Franck and also nearly 90 km WSW is the crater Littrow. This crater is cup-shaped and symmetrical, with no overlapping craters of note. A low ridge is attached to the northern rim. The crater interior has a relatively high interior albedo compared to the surrounding terrain. (It was named after the Scottish scientist, Sir David Brewster.)

Oblique view from Apollo 15
Brewster Crater is on the left on the photo and is located northwest of Franck

The diameter is 11 km and being about 2,100 meters deep. Also, the area is about 70 to 75 km² and its perimeter is about 30 km.

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