Coordinates | 22°18′S 26°24′E / 22.3°S 26.4°E |
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Diameter | 5 km |
Depth | 1.0 km |
Colongitude | 334° at sunrise |
Eponym | Émile Borel |
Borel is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the southeast part of Mare Serenitatis. It was named after French mathematician Émile Borel.[1] To the northeast is the crater Le Monnier and to the southeast is the crater Abetti. Borel was previously identified as Le Monnier C.
This is a roughly circular, cup-shaped formation with inner floors that slope down to the midpoint of the crater. The interior has a higher albedo than the surrounding dark lunar mare.