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| Coordinates | 17°50′S 23°32′E / 17.84°S 23.54°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 9 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 337° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Frederick S. Brackett |
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Brackett is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the southeast edge of Mare Serenitatis. The crater is named after American physicist Frederick Sumner Brackett.[1] The crater has been covered by lava flow, leaving only a ring-shaped trace in the surrounding lunar mare. This crater is best observed under oblique illumination, as it is otherwise difficult to find. The southern rim is almost contacting a rille system named the Rimae Plinius.
- ^ "Brackett (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.