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    J. Herschel is a large lunar impact crater of the variety termed a walled plain crater. The crater is named after British astronomer John Herschel. It...
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  • William Herschel. Herschel (lunar crater), on the Moon Herschel (Martian crater), on Mars Herschel (Mimantean crater), on Mimas J. Herschel (crater) - a...
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    Herschel (/ˈhɜːrʃəl/) is the largest impact crater on the Saturnian moon Mimas. It is located on Mimas's leading hemisphere, centered on the equator at...
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    Herschel is a lunar impact crater located just to the north of the walled plain Ptolemaeus. Its diameter is 39 km. It was named after German-born British...
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    is a lunar impact crater that is located along the northern shore of Mare Frigoris, just to the south of the walled plain J. Herschel. To the west of Horrebow...
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    Herschel in Antarctica; the crater J. Herschel on the Moon; and the settlement of Herschel, Eastern Cape and the Herschel Girls' School in Cape Town,...
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    Mimas (category Discoveries by William Herschel)
    heavily cratered and shows little signs of recent geological activity. A notable feature of Mimas's surface is Herschel, one of the largest craters relative...
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    younger and better-defined formation. To the southeast is the much larger J. Herschel, a formation of the variety known as a walled plain. The outer wall of...
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    The enormous crater Herschel on Saturn's moon Mimas The Herschel gap in Saturn's rings. 2000 Herschel, an asteroid The William Herschel Telescope on La...
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  • Caroline Herschel - named for C. Herschel crater John Herschel - named for J. Herschel crater William Herschel - named for Herschel crater Heinrich Hertz...
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