Bragg is an ancient
lunar
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impact crater
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that is located on the
far side of the Moon
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, just beyond the northwest limb. This formation has been heavily eroded and reshaped by subsequent impacts, leaving an irregular depression in the surface. The most intact portion of the rim is along the western face, while the northern and eastern rim has been nearly worn away and is overlaid by several smaller craters. The most notable of these is Bragg H, which lies across the east-southeastern rim.
This crater is located to the north-northwest of the walled plain
Lorentz
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. Nearby craters of note include
Rynin to the north,
Stefan to the northwest,
Lacchini to the west, and
Avicenna
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to the southeast. The region about this crater is very rugged and marked by many smaller impacts.
Prior to formal naming by the
IAU
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in 1970, Bragg was called ''Crater 102''.
Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)
2nd Edition October 1967
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 Bragg.
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{{Craters on the Moon: A–B
Impact craters on the Moon