Bell is a
lunarimpact crater that is located on the
far side of the
Moon, just past the western limb. It lies in an area of terrain that is marked by many small craters, a number of which are satellite craters of Bell listed in the table below. Bell lies within two crater diameters of
Laue to the north, and to the west of the smaller
Helberg.
The outer wall of Bell has been worn, eroded, and somewhat reshaped by subsequent impacts. The satellite crater Bell Q lies across the southwest rim, and smaller craters lie across the rim to the north and the east. The interior floor is relatively level, and marked by the crater Bell E which is offset to the east of the midpoint.
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 Bell.
Bell
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
E
22.0° N
95.8° W
15 km
J
19.9° N
94.0° W
18 km
K
18.3° N
95.1° W
18 km
L
19.7° N
95.8° W
23 km
N
19.5° N
96.9° W
18 km
Q
20.7° N
97.2° W
23 km
T
21.9° N
98.9° W
52 km
Y
25.4° N
96.7° W
23 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.