Stella is a small lunar impact crater on the eastern side of Mare Serenitatis. It is a fresh crater with a prominent bright ray system. It is to the southwest of the larger Ching-Te, and west of the Taurus-Littrow valley where Apollo 17 landed in 1972.
Coordinates | 19°55′N 29°46′E / 19.91°N 29.76°E |
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Diameter | 420 m |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 330° at sunrise |
Eponym | Latin female name |