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Nobel is a
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
that lies on the
far side
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of the
Moon
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. It is located in the northern edge of the vast skirt of ejecta surrounding the
Mare Orientale
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impact basin. Less than three crater diameters to the south of Nobel is the larger crater
Elvey, and to the west-southwest is the smaller
Pease. This is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with a worn outer rim. Three smaller craters overlie the northern rim. The interior floor is relatively level, and is marked by several small and tiny craterlets.
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 Nobel.
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Impact craters on the Moon