Brayley is a lunar impact crater located in the southwest part of the Mare Imbrium. It dates to the Eratosthenian age on the lunar geologic timescale. This crater has a circular rim with darker radial bands on the interior and a low rise in the center. There are no notable craters overlapping the rim or interior, although the outer ejecta blanket has been partially buried by subsequent lava flows. The slender, sinuous rille Rima Brayley passes to the northwest of Brayley, extending for a length of about 240 km.
This formation is named after British geographer Edward W. Brayley (1801–1870). His name was introduced into lunar nomenclature by William R. Birt and John Lee. Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
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 Brayley.
BrayleyLatitudeLongitudeDiameterB20.8° N34.3° W10 kmC21.4° N39.4° W9 kmD20.1° N32.8° W6 kmE21.2° N39.7° W5 kmF21.1° N34.0° W5 kmG24.2° N36.5° W5 kmK21.2° N41.7° W3 kmL20.9° N42.6° W4 kmS25.0° N36.7° W3 km
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References Figure 228.
Table 12.2.
External links
LTO-39C1 Brayley — L&PI topographic map