Brayley (crater)
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Brayley is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after British geographer Edward W. Brayley in 1935.[2] It has a circular rim and a low rise in the center. There are no notable craters overlapping the rim or interior. The sinuous rille Rima Brayley passes to the north of Brayley.
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Coordinates | 20.9°N 36.9°W / 20.9; -36.9 |
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Diameter | 14.5 km |
Depth | 2.8 km |
Colongitude | 37° at sunrise |
Eponym | Edward W. Brayley |
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Brayley is a crater of Eratosthenian age.[3]