Billy (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=13.8
N_or_S=S
longitude=50.1
E_or_W=W
diameter=45 km
depth=1.2 km
colong=50
eponym=Jacques de Billy

Billy is a lunar crater that is located at the southern fringes of the Oceanus Procellarum, in the western hemisphere of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the similar-sized crater Hansteen, and west-southwest of the flooded Letronne.

The interior floor of Billy has been flooded by basaltic lava, leaving a dark surface due to the low albedo. The portion of the rim remaining above the surface is narrow and low, with a thin inner wall. Only a few tiny craterlets mark the interior.

To the north of the crater is a triangular mountainous formation named Mons Hansteen, from the nearby crater. Southeast of Billy is a rille, designated Rima Billy, that runs 70 kilometers to the south.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Billy.

References

External links

*cite web
title=Dark lava floor of crater Billy seen by SMART-1 | work=ESA
url=http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEM7Z3MVGJE_0.html
accessdate=March 31
accessyear=2006