Chappell E (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Chappell

Named after James Frederick Chappell - American astronomer (1891-1964).

Chappell is a lunar crater on the far side , in the northern hemisphere just to the north of the crater Debye. This feature is located in a heavily bombarded section of the surface, and much of the outer rim of the crater is overlain by many smaller craters. The northern rim in particular has been almost completely disintegrated, while small craters also overlie the rim to the northwest and southeast. What remains of the rim forms a rounded, somewhat irregular edge to the crater depression. (wikipedia entry)