Bessarion (crater)

Bessarion

Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Bessarion (center) and Bessarion E (top center)
Coordinates	14°54′N 37°18′W / 14.9°N 37.3°W / 14.9; -37.3
Diameter	10.2 km
Depth	2.0 km
Colongitude	37° at sunrise
Eponym	Bessarion

Bessarion is a lunar impact crater located near the southwest edge of Mare Imbrium. It is named after Greek scholar Bessarion.^[1] Some distance to the east is the crater T. Mayer. Bessarion is a bowl-shaped crater with a low central rise and a higher albedo than the maria, making it a brighter feature when the sun is overhead.

Just to the north of Bessarion is a smaller crater Bessarion E that also has a relatively high albedo. This crater is sometimes called Virgil, although this name is not officially recognized by the IAU.