Carlini (crater)

Carlini (crater)

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Coordinates
Diameter	11 km
Depth	2 km
Colongitude	24° at sunrise
Eponym	Francesco Carlini

File:Carlini crater AS15-M-1554.jpg

Oblique view from Apollo 15

Carlini is a small lunar impact crater located in the Mare Imbrium. The crater is bowl-shaped with a small central floor. It has a higher albedo than the surrounding mare, making it prominent due to its isolated location. To the south is a wrinkle ridge named Dorsum Zirkel, and farther south lies the peak Mons La Hire.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Carlini.

Carlini	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	35.4° N	26.6° W	7 km
C	35.0° N	22.9° W	4 km
D	33.0° N	16.0° W	9 km
E	31.6° N	20.5° W	1 km
G	32.6° N	25.0° W	4 km
H	32.4° N	24.4° W	4 km
K	31.1° N	23.7° W	4 km
L	31.3° N	24.8° W	3 km
S	37.9° N	27.2° W	4 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

• Carlini B — See McDonald (crater).

• Carlini D crater 4127 h1.jpg

  Carlini D