Carrel (crater)

Carrel (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=10.7
N_or_S=N
longitude=26.7
E_or_W=E
diameter=16 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=333
eponym=Alexis Carrel

Carrel is a small lunar crater on the Mare Tranquillitatis. It has a somewhat 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.

This crater was previously designated as 'Jansen B' before being named by the IAU. The lava-flooded Jansen crater lies to the northeast.

The crater was named in 1979 in honour of the scientific contributions of the Nobel-winning French scientist Alexis Carrel.

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