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Dembowski is a

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located to the southeast of the

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. Its diameter is 26 km. It was named after Italian astronomer Ercole Dembowski. To the east are the craters

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and Godin, to the southwest is Rhaeticus. The floor of Dembowski is covered by

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flow that has eradicated the eastern half of the rim, leaving only a slight rise in the surface where the outer wall once lay. The surviving western half of the rim is

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al in shape, and the ends are broken; forming rises in the surface. The flow of

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appears to have reached the crater through an irregular channel running in a southern direction from the Sinus Medii.

Satellite craters

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

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External links

Dembowski at The Moon Wiki
{{Craters on the Moon: C-F Impact craters on the Moon