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| Coordinates | 29°30′N 51°42′E / 29.5°N 51.7°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30 km |
| Colongitude | 309° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Ernst Debes |
Debes is a lunar impact crater that is located to the north of the Mare Crisium, in the eastern part of the Moon's near side. It was named after German cartographer Ernst Debes.[1] It lies just to the northwest of the crater Tralles and the prominent Cleomedes.
This crater is joined to the oval-shaped Debes A through a break in the southern rim. The latter crater is joined along its western rim by Debes B, so that the result is a triple-crater formation. The surviving part of Debes is somewhat eroded and rounded, when compared to the sharper-rimmed Tralles, and the interior floor is relatively level and featureless.
- ^ "Debes (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.