Crile (crater)

Crile
Apollo 15 Mapping camera image
Coordinates14°13′N 45°59′E / 14.21°N 45.98°E / 14.21; 45.98
Diameter9.30 km (5.78 mi)[1]
Depth1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Colongitude314° at sunrise
EponymGeorge Washington Crile

Crile is a tiny lunar impact crater with a diameter of 9.30 km (5.78 mi).[1] It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with interior walls that slope down to the midpoint. The crater lies in the Palus Somni region, between the Mare Crisium to the east and Mare Tranquillitatis to the west.[2]

Previously designated Proclus F,[3] this crater is named for American surgeon George Washington Crile (1864-1943). Its designation was officially adopted by the IAU in 1976.[1] Proclus itself is located to the north-northeast.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Crile". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
  2. ↑ "LAC 61" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
  3. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.
  4. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

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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