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Ball (crater)

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Diameter
  
41 km

Colongitude
  
9° at sunrise

Depth
  
2.8 km

Eponym
  
William Ball

Ball is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. The formation is circular and symmetrical, and has receive little significant wear. The interior is rough-surfaced, curving downward toward the relatively wide central peak at the midpoint.

The crater is located to the west of the crater Lexell and southeast of Gauricus. To the south is Sasserides, and further to the south-southwest is the prominent ray crater Tycho.

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 Ball.

References

Ball (crater) Wikipedia