Scobee is a
lunar impact crater
An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical object formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact crater ...
that lies within the northeastern part of the huge walled plain
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
, just outside the inner mountain ring of that feature. Scobee is located due south of the crater
Barringer Barringer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Anthony R. Barringer (1925–2009), Canadian/American geophysicist and inventor
* Daniel Barringer (1860–1929), American geologist best known for proving the ''Meteor Crater'' t ...
, itself along the edge of the outer rim. Attached to the southwestern outer rim of Scobee is the smaller
Smith
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People
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* Smith (given name)
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This is a worn and eroded crater formation. The rim has an outward bulge along the north-northwestern side. The interior floor is relatively featureless, except for some pitting from tiny craterlets.
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Impact craters on the Moon