Carrel (crater)

Carrel
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates10°42′N 26°42′E / 10.7°N 26.7°E / 10.7; 26.7
Diameter15.59 km (9.69 mi)[1]
Depth2.09 km (1.30 mi)[2]
Colongitude333° at sunrise
EponymAlexis Carrel

Carrel is a small lunar crater on the Mare Tranquillitatis. It has a distorted appearance, having a slight protruding bulge in the northwest rim. The interior is somewhat irregular, with ridges and some slumped material. This crater lies across a ridge in the surface of the mare.[3] The presence of materials with different albedo on the outer crater wall suggests movement of talus at different times due to slope processes.[4]

This crater was named after the French doctor and physiologist Alexis Carrel (1873-1944), a Nobel-winner and Nazi collaborator.[5] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] Previously, it was identified as satellite feature Jansen B. The lava-flooded crater Jansen lies to the northeast.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carrel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Joshi, Maitri P. (February 2017). "Physical properties of lunar craters". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 17 (3). id. 24. Bibcode:2017RAA....17...24J. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/17/3/24.
  3. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ Shevchenko, V. V.; et al. (January 2012). "Modern Slope Processes on the Moon". Solar System Research. 46 (1): 1–17. Bibcode:2012SoSyR..46....1S. doi:10.1134/S0038094612010066.
  5. ↑ Dutkowski, P.; et al. (2008). "Alexis Carrel: Genius, Innovator and Ideologist". American Journal of Transplantation. 8 (10): 1998–2003. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02364.x. PMID 18727692.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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