Mitchell (crater)

Mitchell

Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Aristoteles (large crater) and Mitchell (smaller one to the right)
Coordinates	49°42′N 20°12′E / 49.7°N 20.2°E / 49.7; 20.2Coordinates: 49°42′N 20°12′E / 49.7°N 20.2°E / 49.7; 20.2
Diameter	30 km
Depth	1.3 km
Colongitude	340° at sunrise
Eponym	Maria Mitchell

Mitchell is a lunar crater, named after Maria Mitchell, which is attached to the eastern rim of the larger and more prominent crater Aristoteles. The floor of Mitchell is rough and irregular, with a low central rise, being partially filled with the ejecta of the younger Aristoteles. There is a slight notch in the southern rim, and the western wall has been completely absorbed by the rim of Aristoteles.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint which is closest to Mitchell.