Crile (Crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Crile
Crile crater AS15-M-0958.jpg
Apollo 15 Mapping camera image
Diameter9.3 km (5.8 mi)
Depth1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Colongitude314° at sunrise


Crile is a tiny lunar impact crater. It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with interior walls that slope down to the midpoint. The crater lies in the Palus Somni, between the Mare Crisium to the east and Mare Tranquillitatis to the west.

This formation was previously designated Proclus F before being renamed by the IAU in 1976. Proclus itself is located to the north-northeast. The crater was named for American surgeon George Washington Crile.[1]

References

  1. Crile crater, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

External links




Categories: [Impact craters on the Moon]


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