Onizuka (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36.2° S, 148.9° W |
| Diameter | 29 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 151° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Ellison S. Onizuka |
Onizuka is a small lunar impact crater that lies within the inner ring of the Apollo impact basin. The central portion of Apollo has been covered by dark basaltic-lava, and Onizuka lies at the southern edge of this plain. To the southeast of Onizuka is the Borman crater, and to the west-southwest is Chaffee crater.
Onizuka is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with a sharp edge. The inner walls are simple slopes down to the interior floor, although piles of talus lie at the base of some sections of the wall. There is a small central peak at the mid-point of the interior floor. A fine groove in the surface begins at the northern rim of Onizuka and leads away across the floor of Apollo to the east.
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