Birt is a

lunar Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon". Lunar may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games * "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta * "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior t ...

impact crater An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical object formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters ...

located in the eastern half of the

Mare Nubium Mare Nubium (Latin ''nūbium'', the "sea of clouds") is a lunar mare in the Nubium basin on the Moon's near side. The mare is located just to the southeast of Oceanus Procellarum. Formation The basin containing Mare Nubium is believed to ha ...

and west of the

Rupes Recta Rupes Recta is a linear fault on the Moon, in the southeastern part of the Mare Nubium at . The name is Latin for ''straight cliff'', although it is more commonly called the ''Straight Wall''. This is the most well-known escarpment on the Moon, an ...

. It was named after British selenographer William R. Birt. Birt is a bowl-shaped formation with a raised rim, slightly intersected along the southeast edge by the much smaller crater Birt A. To the west of Birt, a

rille Rille (German for 'groove') is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels. The Latin term is ''rima'', plural ''rimae''. Typically, a rille can be several kilometers wid ...

named Rima Birt runs north-northwest in an arc from Birt F to Birt E. Rupes Recta Birt crater AS16-M-2486 ASU

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 Birt.

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External links

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