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De Morgan is a small
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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 ...
that is located in the central region of the
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, midway between the crater D'Arrest two crater diameters to the south, and Cayley to the north. Its diameter is 9.7 km. It is named after
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logician Augustus De Morgan. This crater is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small interior floor at the midpoint between the conical, sloping inner wall.


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De Morgan at The Moon Wiki


Other articles

* - includes a couple of craters such as De Morgan (sometimes as de Morgan) {{Craters on the Moon: C-F Impact craters on the Moon