Bombelli (crater)
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Bombelli is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the highlands to the north of the Sinus Successus. It was named after Italian mathematician Raphael Bombelli.[1] It was previously designated Apollonius T. The crater Apollonius is located to the east-southeast.
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Coordinates | 5.1°N 56.2°E / 5.1; 56.2 |
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Diameter | 10 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 304° at sunrise |
Eponym | Raphael Bombelli |
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Bombelli is a roughly circular crater with a slight outward protrusion to the south-southwest. There is a small interior floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls, which is roughly one fourth the diameter of the crater.