Hamilton (crater)

Hamilton is a lunar impact crater that is located near the southeastern limb of the Moon. From the Earth this crater is viewed nearly from the edge, limiting the amount of detail that can be observed. It can also become hidden from sight due to libration, or brought into a more favorably viewing position.

This crater is situated almost due east of the lava-flooded crater Oken, near the uneven Mare Australe. To the northeast of Hamilton, along the lunar limb, is the flooded crater Gum. Less than three crater diameters to the south is the flooded walled plain Lyot.

This is a nearly circular crater, although the rim to the north is somewhat straightened. It has a well-formed edge that has not been noticeably degraded through impact erosion. There are terraces along the interior sides, particularly along the western edge (which is hidden from view from the Earth.) The interior floor is deep and uneven, with an impact feature joining the midpoint to the north-northwestern inner wall.

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Gas tank find delays Noblesville State Road 32 project until early August, INDOT says

IndyStar 18 Jul 2024
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced a delay of at least two weeks in road work on Conner Street in downtown Noblesville. The resurfacing was halted about 10 days ago after the discovery of seven underground gas tanks at 6th Street and Conner, next to the Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center....
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Quiz of the week: in which country must you laugh once a day by law?

The Times/The Sunday Times 13 Jul 2024
From Lewis Hamilton breaking records at the British Grand Prix to a startling dinosaur discovery, see how well you can remember ......
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London apartment where Lord Elgin displayed the Parthenon marbles is put up for sale for...

The Daily Mail 07 Jul 2024
Around the same time the marbles arrived, Lord Elgin made the discovery that his aristocratic wife Mary Hamilton Bruce had grown close to the MP Robert Ferguson ... Around the same time the marbles arrived, Lord Elgin made the discovery that his aristocratic wife Mary had grown close to the MP Robert Ferguson (pictured)....
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