Franck (crater)

Franck (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=22.6
N_or_S=N
longitude=35.5
E_or_W=E
diameter=12 km
depth=2.5 km
colong=325
eponym=James Franck

Franck is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the north end of Sinus Amoris, a bay on the northern part of Mare Tranquillitatis. The crater lies just to the southeast of Brewster crater, and further to the south of Römer crater. Franck crater was previously designated 'Römer K' before being given a unique name by the IAU.

This is a circular, bowl-shaped crater with a sharp rim that has not been significantly eroded. The interior walls slope down to the tiny floor at the mid-point. Just to the north of Franck is a joined pair of smaller craters, and the three nearly form a merged cluster of impacts.

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