Blagg is a tiny
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 crater ...
located on the
Sinus Medii
Sinus Medii (Latin ''sinus mediī'' "Middle Bay") is a small lunar mare. It takes its name from its location at the intersection of the Moon's equator and prime meridian; as seen from the Earth, this feature is located in the central part of the ...
. It is a circular crater with no appreciable erosion. To the east-southeast is the irregular crater
Rhaeticus, and northeast lies
Triesnecker. It is about 33 km to the east of the slightly larger
Bruce
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...
. It was named after noted English astronomer
Mary Adela Blagg
Mary Adela Blagg (17 May 1858 – 14 April 1944) was an English astronomer and was elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1916.
Biography
She was born in Cheadle, Staffordshire, and lived her entire life there. Mary was th ...
. Its diameter is 5.0 km.
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External links
Blagg at The Moon Wiki
{{Craters on the Moon: A–B
Impact craters on the Moon