Bellot (crater)
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Bellot is a small
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impact crater that is located on the southwest edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It lies between the craters
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to the northwest and
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to the southeast. To the southwest is Colombo, and to the west is Magelhaens. This
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is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small interior floor with inner sides that slope down relatively smoothly to the bottom. The inner walls have a higher albedo than the nearby lunar mare.


Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bellot.


References

* * * * * * * * * * * * Impact craters on the Moon {{Craters on the Moon: A–B