Purbach
Americannoun
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On the right, they had just caught a glimpse of Purbach, a depressed valley almost square in shape with a round crater in the centre, when Ardan suddenly cried out: "A Railroad!"
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
It much resembles Purbach in shape, but has lower walls.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
THEBIT.—A fine ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, on the mountainous W. margin of the Mare Nubium, N.E. of Purbach.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
Different amphitheatres appeared confusedly under the white light of the full moon—Bouillaud, Purbach, almost square with a central crater, then Arzachel, whose interior mountain shone with indefinable brilliancy.
From The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne
There is a large bright crater in the interior of Purbach, S. of the centre, two others on the W. half of the floor, and a few ridges.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
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