Brewster (crater)

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox Lunar crater Brewster is a small lunar impact crater in the northern fringes of Sinus Amoris. It was named after the Scottish scientist, Sir David Brewster.<ref name=gpn>Template:Gpn</ref> Its diameter is 9.8 km.<ref name=gpn/> It lies to the southwest of the larger crater Römer. To the southeast of Brewster is the similar-sized Franck. This crater is cup-shaped and symmetrical, with no overlapping craters of note. A low ridge is attached to the northern rim. The crater interior has a relatively high interior albedo compared to the surrounding terrain.

Oblique view from Apollo 15
Brewster crater is on the left on the photo and it is located northwest of Franck

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