Behaim (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Behaim (upper left). NASA photo.
Coordinates	16.5° S, 79.4° E
Diameter	55 km
Depth	2.1 km
Colongitude	282° at sunrise
Eponym	Martin Behaim

Behaim is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, just to the south of the Ansgarius crater. To the south of Behaim is the Hecataeus crater, and to the east-southeast is Gibbs crater.

The inner walls along the rim of Behaim still displays traces of old, worn terraces. The rim has received a negligible amount of wear from subsequent bombardment, but does not form a circular shape due to an inward bulge along the northern wall. The crater has a notable central peak at the mid-point of the interior floor. A cleft-like feature crosses the southern rim and continues to the south.

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Behaim crater.

Behaim	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
B	16.1° S	76.8° E	24 km
Ba	16.4° S	76.0° E	14 km
C	16.7° S	77.8° E	13 km
N	16.1° S	73.5° E	9 km
S	16.6° S	81.4° E	25 km
T	16.1° S	81.3° E	11 km

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