Whewell (crater)

Whewell
Whewell crater, northeast is its satellite crater Whewell A
Coordinates 4°12′N 13°42′E / 4.2°N 13.7°E / 4.2; 13.7Coordinates: 4°12′N 13°42′E / 4.2°N 13.7°E / 4.2; 13.7
Diameter 13 km
Depth 2.3 km
Colongitude 347° at sunrise
Eponym William Whewell

Whewell is a lunar impact crater that lies on a stretch of lava-resurfaced terrain to the west of Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located about 25 km east of the disintegrated crater Tempel and north-northwest of D'Arrest. More than 25 km east is Cayley, a slightly larger but very similar formation. To the North lies the Rima Ariadaeus, which is a linear rille that is 300 kilometers long and was formed when a section of the Moon's crust sank down between two parallel fault lines, producing a graben. Further north again, lies the 90 km wide crater Julius Caeser.

Its diameter is 12 km long and is 2,300 meters deep. Also, the area is around 140 km² and the perimeter is about 45 km.

Crater Whewell is named after the 19th century philosopher and naturalist, William Whewell.

Whewell and its two satellite craters

This is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with interior walls that slope down gently to a small interior floor. This crater has not been significantly eroded, and the rim is well-defined. A small unnamed crater to the north is attached with Whewell. Also in that area, there are two smaller curves and a large curve towards the southwest which originated from smaller crater impacts.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Whewell. They are Whewell A and B which are wholly located northeast.

Whewell Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 4.7° N 14.1° E 4 km
B 5.0° N 14.5° E 3 km

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