Bruce (crater)
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 1.1° N |
| Longitude | 0.4° E |
| Diameter | 6.7 km |
| Depth | 1.3 km |
| Colongitude | 0° at sunrise |
| Name source | Catherine Wolfe Bruce |
Bruce is a small lunar impact crater located in the Sinus Medii. It lies to the west-northwest of the irregular Rhaeticus crater. Less than forty kilometers to the south-southeast is the original point of the selenographic coordinate system. From the floor of this crater the Earth always appears at the zenith. Both the Surveyor 4 and Surveyor 6 probes landed about 50 km to the west-southwest.
