Brackett is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the southeast edge of Mare Serenitatis. The crater is named after American physicist Frederick Sumner Brackett.[1] The crater has been covered by lava flow, leaving only a ring-shaped trace in the surrounding lunar mare. This crater is best observed under oblique illumination, as it is otherwise difficult to find. The southern rim is almost contacting a rille system named the Rimae Plinius.

Brackett
Apollo 17 image
Coordinates17°50′S 23°32′E / 17.84°S 23.54°E / -17.84; 23.54
Diameter9 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude337° at sunrise
EponymFrederick S. Brackett
Color image of southern Mare Serenitatis with Brackett right of center

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  1. ^ "Brackett (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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