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than the surrounding maria. The inner walls slope down to a ring of debris on the outer edges of the interior floor. There is a small central rise near the midpoint.
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to
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479:Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
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243:Longitude
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153:Cavalerius
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246:Diameter
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138:lunar
136:is a
101:Depth
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