Bartels is a
lunarimpact crater located along the western perimeter of the
Moon's visible face. At this location the crater is viewed from the side, and visibility is affected by
libration. The crater can be viewed in its entirety only from lunar orbit. It is located to the north of the crater
Moseley and south-southeast of
Voskresenskiy.
The rim of this crater is worn and eroded, particularly along the southern face and in the northeast where a small crater overlies the rim. The interior floor forms a nearly plain except for a tiny central peak offset to the west of the midpoint, and is marked by a number of tiny craterlets.
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 Bartels.
Bartels
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
25.7° N
89.6° W
17 km
References
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.