Turner is a small
lunar
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impact crater that lies in the
Mare Insularum, near the Moon's equator. The crater was named after British astronomer
Herbert Hall Turner.
It is located to the southeast of the crater
Gambart. Turner is a circular, cone-shaped crater with inner walls that slope down to the midpoint. A similar-sized
ghost crater
A palimpsest , in planetary astronomy, is an ancient crater that has been degraded over time. They may also be referred to as "ghost craters", "degraded craters", "buried craters", or "pathological craters". Palimpsests have been identified on ...
is attached to the western rim, its interior floor submerged by
lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a fracture in the crust, on land or un ...
and the surviving rim broken in the southwest.
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 Turner.
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External links
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Turner at The Moon Wiki
Impact craters on the Moon