Debes (crater)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
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| Coordinates | 29°30′N 51°42′E / 29.5°N 51.7°ECoordinates: 29°30′N 51°42′E / 29.5°N 51.7°E |
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| Diameter | 30 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 309° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Ernest Debes |
Debes is a lunar crater that is located to the north of the Mare Crisium, in the eastern part of the Moon's near side. It lies just to the northwest of the crater Tralles and the prominent Cleomedes, further west is Newcomb.
This crater is joined to the oval-shaped Debes A through a break in the southern rim. The later crater is joined along its western rim by Debes B, so that the result is a triple-crater formation. The surviving of Debes is somewhat eroded and rounded, when compared to the sharper-rimmed Tralles, and the interior floor is relatively level and featureless.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Debes.
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