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			{{Short description\|Crater on the Moon}}
	TYLER MCANLLY IS THE BOSS
			{{Infobox Lunar crater
			\| image = Normal mcnally-clem1.jpg
			\| caption = ] mosaic
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|22.6\|N\|127.2\|W\|globe:moon_type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}
			\| diameter = 47 km
			\| depth = ''Unknown''
			\| colong = 128
			\| eponym = ]
			}}
			] image. Spots in lower right are blemishes on original.]]
			'''McNally''' is a ] that is located to the north-northwest of the much larger crater ], on the ] of ]. This is a worn crater with a rounded rim edge that is marked by many tiny impacts. Smaller, cup-shaped impacts cut through the rim along the southeastern and northern edges. There is a small craterlet along the base of the southeastern inner wall. The interior floor is otherwise relatively featureless. The crater is named after the Jesuit astronomer and Catholic priest ].

			==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 McNally.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" \|McNally
			!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" \|Latitude
			!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" \|Longitude
			!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" \|Diameter
			\|-
			\|align="center"\|T
			\|align="center"\|22.3° N
			\|align="center"\|129.0° W
			\|align="center"\|19 km
			\|-
			\|align="center"\|Y
			\|align="center"\|24.2° N
			\|align="center"\|127.5° W
			\|align="center"\|22 km
			\|}

			==References==
			{{refbegin}}
			* {{cite book
			\| last1 = Andersson
			\| first1 = L. E.
			\| last2 = Whitaker
			\| first2 = E. A.
			\| authorlink2 = Ewen Whitaker
			\| date = 1982
			\| title = ] Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
			\| publisher = NASA RP-1097
			}}
			* {{cite web
			\| last = Blue
			\| first = Jennifer
			\| date = July 25, 2007
			\| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
			\| publisher = ]
			\| url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
			\| access-date = 2007-08-05
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| last1 = Bussey
			\| first1 = B.
			\| authorlink1 = Ben Bussey
			\| last2 = Spudis
			\| first2 = P.
			\| authorlink2 = Paul Spudis
			\| date = 2004
			\| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
			\| publisher = ]
			\| location = New York
			\| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| last1 = Cocks
			\| first1 = Elijah E.
			\| last2 = Cocks
			\| first2 = Josiah C.
			\| date = 1995
			\| title = Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature
			\| publisher = Tudor Publishers
			\| isbn = 978-0-936389-27-1
			\| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780936389271
			}}
			* {{cite web
			\| last = McDowell
			\| first = Jonathan
			\| date = July 15, 2007
			\| url = http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/
			\| title = Lunar Nomenclature
			\| publisher = ]
			\| access-date = 2007-10-24
			}}
			* {{cite journal\| last1 = Menzel\| first1 = D. H.\| last2 = Minnaert\| first2 = M.\| last3 = Levin\| first3 = B.\| last4 = Dollfus\| first4 = A.\| last5 = Bell\| first5 = B.\| title = Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU\| doi = 10.1007/BF00171763\| journal = Space Science Reviews\| volume = 12\| issue = 2\| pages = 136–186\| date = 1971\| bibcode = 1971SSRv...12..136M\| s2cid = 122125855}}
			* {{cite book
			\| first = Patrick
			\| last = Moore
			\| authorlink = Patrick Moore
			\| date = 2001
			\| title = On the Moon
			\| publisher = ]
			\| isbn = 978-0-304-35469-6
			\| url = https://archive.org/details/patrickmooreonmo00patr
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| first = Fred W.
			\| last = Price
			\| date = 1988
			\| title = The Moon Observer's Handbook
			\| publisher = Cambridge University Press
			\| isbn = 978-0-521-33500-3
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| last = Rükl
			\| first = Antonín
			\| authorlink = Antonín Rükl
			\| date = 1990
			\| title = Atlas of the Moon
			\| publisher = ]
			\| isbn = 978-0-913135-17-4
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| last = Webb
			\| first = Rev. T. W.
			\| authorlink = Thomas William Webb
			\| date = 1962
			\| title = Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes
			\| edition = 6th revised
			\| publisher = Dover
			\| isbn = 978-0-486-20917-3
			\| url = https://archive.org/details/celestialobjects00webb
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| first = Ewen A.
			\| last = Whitaker
			\| authorlink = Ewen Whitaker
			\| date = 1999
			\| title = Mapping and Naming the Moon
			\| publisher = Cambridge University Press
			\| isbn = 978-0-521-62248-6
			}}
			* {{cite book
			\| first = Peter T.
			\| last = Wlasuk
			\| date = 2000
			\| title = Observing the Moon
			\| publisher = Springer
			\| isbn = 978-1-85233-193-1
			}}
			{{refend}}

			]

Latest revision as of 02:08, 26 January 2024

Crater on the Moon Feature on the moon

McNally
Clementine mosaic
Coordinates	22°36′N 127°12′W / 22.6°N 127.2°W / 22.6; -127.2
Diameter	47 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	128° at sunrise
Eponym	Paul A. McNally

McNally is a crater that is located to the north-northwest of the much larger crater Fersman, on the far side of Moon. This is a worn crater with a rounded rim edge that is marked by many tiny impacts. Smaller, cup-shaped impacts cut through the rim along the southeastern and northern edges. There is a small craterlet along the base of the southeastern inner wall. The interior floor is otherwise relatively featureless. The crater is named after the Jesuit astronomer and Catholic priest Paul A. McNally.

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 McNally.

McNally	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
T	22.3° N	129.0° W	19 km
Y	24.2° N	127.5° W	22 km

References

Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1.
McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.

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