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Bessel (Crater)Bessel is a small lunar crater that is located in the southern half of the Mare Serenitatis. Despite its size, this is the largest crater to lie entirely within the mare. It lies to the north-northeast of Menelaus crater. The crater is circular and bowl-shaped with a rim that has a higher albedo than the floor or the surrounding mare. The outer rim is not significantly worn, and there are no features of note on the interior. A large ray, most likely from Tycho crater, crosses the mare from north to south, passing by Bessel crater along the western side. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Bessel crater. | idth="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Latitude | width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Longitude | width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Diameter | | lign="center"|D | align="center"|27.3° N | align="center"|19.9° E | align="center"|5 km | | lign="center"|F | align="center"|21.2° N | align="center"|13.8° E | align="center"|1 km | | lign="center"|G | align="center"|21.1° N | align="center"|14.7° E | align="center"|1 km | | lign="center"|H | align="center"|25.7° N | align="center"|20.0° E | align="center"|4 km | The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
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