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Bailly
is a lunar impact crater that is located near the south-west limb of the
moon. The oblique viewing angle gives the crater a foreshortened
appearance, and the location near the limb can limit visibility due to
libration. The most favorable time for viewing this feature is near the
full moon when the terminator is crossing the crater wall.
This is
the largest crater on the near side of the moon, and by convention it is
termed a walled plain. However, in area it is comparable in size
to a small maria basin. It lies north of Le Gentil crater and
east of Hausen crater. Further west of Bailly are the (unofficial-named)
Montes Dörfel mountains. Bailly's uneven crater floor has
remained free of lava flooding, and it is covered with a multitude of
ridges and craters. |